This crossword No. 12040 clues and answers were published on Tue 09 Dec 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12040 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Device for charging gun, proverbially stiff : RAMROD
4-across – Unpowered aircraft : GLIDER
8-across – Measure of gold : CARAT
9-across – Winged horse : PEGASUS
10-across – Score at baseball-type game : ROUNDER
11-across – Indo-European : ARYAN
12-across – Aliens : STRANGERS
17-across – Number of eg carriages in a line : TRAIN
19-across – Weapon store : ARSENAL
21-across – Group of non-detached houses : TERRACE
22-across – Mr Clark : NOBBY
23-across – Mr White : CHALKY
24-across – No chooser, proverbially : BEGGAR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Report – disc – best performance : RECORD
2-down – Nobleman : MARQUIS
3-down – Exposed : OUTED
5-down – Traveller’s bags etc : LUGGAGE
6-down – Mr Miller : DUSTY
7-down – Feel affronted by : RESENT
9-down – Who’s your father : PARENTAGE
13-down – Search destructively : RANSACK
14-down – Defence against flooding : SANDBAG
15-down – Not moving – electrical interference : STATIC
16-down – Sportsman – instrumentalist : PLAYER
18-down – Main artery : AORTA
20-down – Burn slightly : SINGE
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.