This crossword No. 11489 clues and answers were published on Mon 05 Mar 2007 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11489 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Poet laureate – proposal : MOTION
4-across – Poet laureate, 1668-1689 : DRYDEN
9-across – Play by 8 : TWELFTH
10-across – See 9 : NIGHT
11-across – Consumed : EATEN
12-across – Type of surgery : KEYHOLE
13-across – Supposed residences of people in debt : QUEERSTREET
18-across – Remainder : RESIDUE
20-across – Racecourse : ASCOT
22-across – Practical joke : PRANK
23-across – Fulcrum for oar : ROWLOCK
24-across – Most up-to-date : LATEST
25-across – Nicholas, theatre director : HYTNER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Stuff – be of importance : MATTER
2-down – Deal with – source of great pleasure : TREAT
3-down – Crime – umbrage : OFFENCE
5-down – : RUNNY
6-down – Flower of the hedgerow : DOGROSE
7-down – Gossip, maybe annoyingly : NATTER
8-down – No 1 poet : SHAKESPEARE
14-down – Parvenu : UPSTART
15-down – Surface travelled over : ROADWAY
16-down – Drive forward : PROPEL
17-down – Fireman – Bram : STOKER
19-down – French composer, 1865-1935 : DUKAS
21-down – Symbol of royalty : CROWN
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.