This crossword No. 10982 clues and answers were published on Mon 18 Jul 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10982 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Savage as a wild beast : FEROCIOUS
8-across – Offence : CRIME
9-across – Make damp : MOISTEN
10-across – Surpass in excellence : OUTSHINE
11-across – Barrier, internal or external : WALL
13-across – In want of company : LONELY
14-across – Change for the better : REFORM
16-across – Top : APEX
17-across – Disinclined to speak : TACITURN
19-across – North African port : TANGIER
20-across – Succinct : TERSE
21-across – Lake created to store water : RESERVOIR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Type of tenure : FREEHOLD
2-down – Send back to await trial : REMAND
3-down – Small piece of stone or silicon : CHIP
4-down – Defeat tactically : OUTMANOEUVRE
5-down – Not distracted from chosen purpose : SINGLEMINDED
6-down – The classroom : SCHOOLMASTER
7-down – New city now with Dons : MILTONKEYNES
12-down – One seeking to reconcile opponents : MEDIATOR
15-down – Coiffure : HAIRDO
18-down – Teller of untruths : LIAR
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.