This crossword No. 10339 clues and answers were published on Wed 25 Jun 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10339 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Unchecked descent : FREEFALL
5-across – Forehead : BROW
9-across – Confidence trick : STING
10-across – Rules of language : GRAMMAR
11-across – Stimulus : SHOTINTHEARM
13-across – Not : LATENT
14-across – Red wine : CLARET
17-across – Barrier lifted when race begins : STARTINGGATE
20-across – Opera by Beethoven : FIDELIO
21-across – Impertinence : CHEEK
22-across – Ultimate : LAST
23-across – Out of sight – away from society : SECLUDED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Quick – don’t eat : FAST
2-down – Descriptive adjective : EPITHET
3-down – Bellicose words : FIGHTINGTALK
4-down – Myth : LEGEND
6-down – Dance : RUMBA
7-down – Fellow employee : WORKMATE
8-down – Unhealthy – compulsive : PATHOLOGICAL
12-down – Very happy : BLISSFUL
15-down – Second-hand tyre : RETREAD
16-down – Forty winks : SNOOZE
18-down – South American mountain range : ANDES
19-down – Slide out of control : SKID
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.