This crossword No. 10103 clues and answers were published on Fri 20 Sep 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10103 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Nightmare : INCUBUS
8-across – Try to equal : EMULATE
9-across – Of the heart : CARDIAC
10-across – Barber of Seville composer : ROSSINI
11-across – Gesture of uncertainty or not knowing : SHRUG
13-across – Patronising a restaurant : EATINGOUT
15-across – Group with a mission : TASKFORCE
18-across – Non-consumer of animal products : VEGAN
21-across – The States : AMERICA
22-across – Wycliffite : LOLLARD
23-across – Top player : HOTSHOT
24-across – Late : OVERDUE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Ear bone : INCUS
2-down – Attendant in nursing home : CARER
3-down – It links the Doge’s Palace with the state prisons : BRIDGEOFSIGHS
4-down – Confidential : SECRET
5-down – Useful capacity to cause problem : NUISANCEVALUE
6-down – Gambling establishment : CASINO
7-down – Widow – surviving group : RELICT
12-down – Hawaiian dance : HULA
14-down – Arm bone : ULNA
15-down – Of poor quality : TRASHY
16-down – Sherlock Holmes, for example : SLEUTH
17-down – Venetian island : RIALTO
19-down – 1,000 GBP : GRAND
20-down – Give a reminder : NUDGE
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.