This crossword No. 10970 clues and answers were published on Mon 04 Jul 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10970 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Lowly : HUMBLE
4-across – Like better : PREFER
9-across – Relating to treatment rather than surgery : MEDICAL
10-across – Month – proceed : MARCH
11-across – Synthetic fibre : NYLON
12-across – Not much money – from low-growing plant : PEANUTS
13-across – Not much money – for the birds : CHICKENFEED
18-across – Number – old part of a shire : HUNDRED
20-across – Fixed belief : DOGMA
22-across – Type of chair – battle : SEDAN
23-across – Member of army : SOLDIER
24-across – Small sailing boat : LUGGER
25-across – Pamper : COSSET
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Southern US breakfast food : HOMINY
2-down – Pattern : MODEL
3-down – Terse : LACONIC
5-down – Cuban dance : RUMBA
6-down – A lot of money – luck : FORTUNE
7-down – Use old material in a new form : REHASH
8-down – Cause of back trouble : SLIPPEDDISC
14-down – Downcast : HANGDOG
15-down – Opera by Beethoven : FIDELIO
16-down – Carpenter’s or mason’s tool : CHISEL
17-down – Vegetable – incentive : CARROT
19-down – Scope – cowboys’ home : RANGE
21-down – See 1 : GRITS
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.