This crossword No. 10052 clues and answers were published on Tue 23 Jul 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10052 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Sea eagle : ERNE
3-across – Bus rides : DISBURSE
8-across – Left side of ship : PORT
9-across – Solemn supplication : ROGATION
11-across – Powerful breed of working animal : SHIREHORSE
14-across – Begin again : RESUME
15-across – Brutal : SAVAGE
17-across – Temporarily bereft of the power of speech : STRUCKDUMB
20-across – Building containing fish tanks : AQUARIUM
21-across – Foolishly doting : GAGA
22-across – Scratch – grope – board game : SCRABBLE
23-across – Form a curve : BEND
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Appearance before the public : EXPOSURE
2-down – Flowers related to the daffodil : NARCISSI
4-down – Equiangular polygon : ISOGON
5-down – Hard facts : BRASSTACKS
6-down – Precipitation : RAIN
7-down – Sicilian volcano : ETNA
10-down – Creature inhabiting empty shell of another : HERMITCRAB
12-down – Soak : SATURATE
13-down – Musical instrument : KEYBOARD
16-down – Shared by two or more people : MUTUAL
18-down – Sea perch – male voice : BASS
19-down – Cat noise : PURR
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.