This crossword No. 11850 clues and answers were published on Thu 01 May 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11850 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Swear : BLASPHEME
8-across – Travel document : VISA
9-across – Closeness : PROXIMITY
10-across – Measure of weight : KILO
13-across – Demon : DEVIL
15-across – Force liquid out – short or contemptible person : SQUIRT
16-across – Idealised place of great luxury : XANADU
17-across – Stand-in : ACTING
19-across – Insect on pond – person on ice : SKATER
20-across – Crazy and eccentric : KOOKY
21-across – Poker stake : ANTE
24-across – Small fried fish : WHITEBAIT
25-across – On top of : UPON
26-across – Carthorse : ORCHESTRA
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Pig fat used in cooking : LARD
3-down – Erotic : SEXY
4-down – Shakespearean tragedy : HAMLET
5-down – Mathematical array of rows and columns : MATRIX
6-down – Unauthorised law enforcer : VIGILANTE
7-down – Steer : MANOEUVRE
11-down – Succulent edible shoots : ASPARAGUS
12-down – Reproduced part of a speech, for example : QUOTATION
13-down – Imbibe : DRINK
14-down – Tall, thin and loose-jointed : LANKY
18-down – Burrowing American rodent : GOPHER
19-down – Brief outline : SKETCH
22-down – Wading bird : IBIS
23-down – Coffin stand : BIER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.