This crossword No. 10847 clues and answers were published on Thu 10 Feb 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10847 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ride on shoulders : PIGGYBACK
8-across – Bitter – pudding : TART
9-across – Pirates made people walk it : GANGPLANK
10-across – At a distance : AFAR
13-across – Lead or iron, perhaps : METAL
15-across – Musical : OLIVER
16-across – Elder : SENIOR
17-across – Open to all : PUBLIC
19-across – Flammable gas in petroleum : BUTANE
20-across – Tally : TOTUP
21-across – Stopper – Irish port : CORK
24-across – Southern African kingdom, capital Mbabane : SWAZILAND
25-across – Throw – actors – shape something – burrowing worm’s sand : CAST
26-across – Native Australian : ABORIGINE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Tehran’s country : IRAN
3-down – Type of erotic dancing : GOGO
4-down – Less hairy on top : BALDER
5-down – Sail material : CANVAS
6-down – Male factotum : MANFRIDAY
7-down – Cooked in oil while mixing briskly : STIRFRIED
11-down – Nonsense : POPPYCOCK
12-down – Nonsense : GIBBERISH
13-down – Deserve : MERIT
14-down – Ease off : LETUP
18-down – Naturally spun network : COBWEB
19-down – Electrical doorbell – bee? : BUZZER
22-down – Garden pest – bullet : SLUG
23-down – Soon – author unknown : ANON
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.