This crossword No. 11291 clues and answers were published on Fri 14 Jul 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11291 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Burn : COMBUST
8-across – Small shop mending shoes while you wait : HEELBAR
9-across – Loot : PLUNDER
10-across – Violent attack : ASSAULT
11-across – Senior member – plant : ELDER
13-across – Difficult task : TALLORDER
15-across – Explosive device used to obscure activity : SMOKEBOMB
18-across – Brother of one’s parent : UNCLE
21-across – Intense police search for suspect : DRAGNET
22-across – Attachment on motorcycle to carry passenger : SIDECAR
23-across – Walk while dragging feet : SHUFFLE
24-across – Line touching a curve : TANGENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Clump of small trees for regular cropping : COPSE
2-down – Pile : MOUND
3-down – Having surgery : UNDERTHEKNIFE
4-down – State of being in another person”s power : THRALL
5-down – Animal used for transporting loads : BEASTOFBURDEN
6-down – Ludicrous : ABSURD
7-down – Pit resulting from impact or explosion : CRATER
12-down – Weaving machine : LOOM
14-down – Wicked : EVIL
15-down – One gaining pleasure from inflicting pain on another : SADIST
16-down – Not translucent : OPAQUE
17-down – Beginning : OUTSET
19-down – Hidden store : CACHE
20-down – Heron-like wader : EGRET
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.