This crossword No. 11417 clues and answers were published on Fri 08 Dec 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11417 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Mythical Greek huntress : ARTEMIS
8-across – Scottish smallholder : CROFTER
9-across – Finance : SPONSOR
10-across – Ill-fated : UNLUCKY
11-across – All instruments must play : TUTTI
13-across – Area banned to aircraft : NOFLYZONE
15-across – Egyptian queen : CLEOPATRA
18-across – Customs and conventions : MORES
21-across – Flavouring from a kind of crocus : SAFFRON
22-across – Short glass tube with a rubber bulb : DROPPER
23-across – Often-pierced flap : EARLOBE
24-across – Chinese game with tiles : MAHJONG
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Item worth having : ASSET
2-down – Fish : TROUT
3-down – One whose whereabouts are unknown : MISSINGPERSON
4-down – Untidy chap : SCRUFF
5-down – Extinct elephant : WOOLLYMAMMOTH
6-down – Plaster for outside walls : STUCCO
7-down – Of diamond – patterned material : ARGYLE
12-down – Russian river : URAL
14-down – Pleasant – French resort : NICE
15-down – Ornamental chest : CASKET
16-down – Attempt – hard work : EFFORT
17-down – Two wheels for two : TANDEM
19-down – Imitation of a work of art : REPRO
20-down – Stem of holly, for example : SPRIG
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.