This crossword No. 10171 clues and answers were published on Mon 09 Dec 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10171 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Part of tree : BRANCH
4-across – Burrowing rodent : MARMOT
9-across – Easily broken down : FRIABLE
10-across – Measuring device : METER
11-across – Cloth from flax : LINEN
12-across – End of the day? : SUNDOWN
13-across – Footwear : COTTONSOCKS
18-across – Word for word : LITERAL
20-across – Impressionist painter : DEGAS
22-across – Get hold of : GRASP
23-across – Nonsense : TWADDLE
24-across – Stinging plant : NETTLE
25-across – Skinned -severely beaten : FLAYED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Perplex : BAFFLE
2-down – Bring into correct relation : ALIGN
3-down – Senior ministers : CABINET
5-down – Jordanian city : AMMAN
6-down – Pickaxe with one flattened end : MATTOCK
7-down – Seat of monarch : THRONE
8-down – Individual disposition : PERSONALITY
14-down – Pariah : OUTCAST
15-down – Eccentric : ODDBALL
16-down – Large bottle : FLAGON
17-down – Climb : ASCEND
19-down – Drive away : REPEL
21-down – Suffering from vertigo : GIDDY
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.