This crossword No. 10423 clues and answers were published on Wed 01 Oct 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10423 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Surgeon’s knife : SCALPEL
8-across – A, an or the : ARTICLE
9-across – Company offering policies for premiums : INSURER
10-across – Moment a football match begins : KICKOFF
11-across – Tree fluid used to make rubber : LATEX
13-across – See 15 : CONVERTER
15-across – Green engine part – rev cycle attraction : CATALYTIC
18-across – Vital organ : HEART
21-across – Merciful : LENIENT
22-across – Relating to stress : TENSILE
23-across – Rabat’s country : MOROCCO
24-across – Stone needle : OBELISK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Dexterity : SKILL
2-down – Something worth having : ASSET
3-down – Beyond compare : PAREXCELLENCE
4-down – English poet, 1922-85 : LARKIN
5-down – City trading establishment : STOCKEXCHANGE
6-down – Approach, stop and speak to : ACCOST
7-down – Young cow : HEIFER
12-down – Emanation – distinctive air : AURA
14-down – Jug : EWER
15-down – Nelson’s pillar : COLUMN
16-down – Area of permanently frozen subsoil : TUNDRA
17-down – Military display – skin design : TATTOO
19-down – Legal defence : ALIBI
20-down – Fine-tune : TWEAK
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.