This crossword No. 10156 clues and answers were published on Thu 21 Nov 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10156 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Decide beforehand : PREORDAIN
8-across – Flesh hanging from the lower jaw : JOWL
9-across – Hush : QUIETNESS
10-across – Staunch : STEM
13-across – Puppy : WHELP
15-across – Indifference : APATHY
16-across – Stiff with cold : FROZEN
17-across – Sordidness : SLEAZE
19-across – Freed from liability : EXEMPT
20-across – Polish unit of currency : ZLOTY
21-across – Pong : REEK
24-across – Already prepared for cooking : OVENREADY
25-across – Hammered pin : NAIL
26-across – Inject against a disease : INOCULATE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Overwhelming defeat : ROUT
3-down – Six cricket deliveries : OVER
4-down – Small boat : DINGHY
5-down – Reflexive word – stifle : ITSELF
6-down – Aztec emperor : MONTEZUMA
7-down – Wipe out : ELIMINATE
11-down – Tendon behind the knee : HAMSTRING
12-down – Person who takes risks : DAREDEVIL
13-down – Zoom : WHIZZ
14-down – Person voting on behalf of another : PROXY
18-down – Football or cricket team : ELEVEN
19-down – Of a racial group : ETHNIC
22-down – The frigate Lutine’s hangs in Lloyd’s of London : BELL
23-down – Amend a publication : EDIT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.