This crossword No. 12110 clues and answers were published on Tue 03 Mar 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12110 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Be bold enough : DARE
3-across – Lent — ahead in development : ADVANCED
9-across – Spiteful : VICIOUS
10-across – Nobleman — have importance : COUNT
11-across – Senior member of professional group : DOYEN
12-across – One skilled in creative works : ARTIST
14-across – Device for operating equipment from a distance : REMOTECONTROL
17-across – Oriental market : BAZAAR
19-across – Suit : BEFIT
22-across – Tree or shrub whose wood is resistant to underwater rot : ALDER
23-across – Melancholy : DOLEFUL
24-across – Colourful incendiary device used for entertainment : FIREWORK
25-across – Ostrich-like bird of South America : RHEA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Type of compass used for measuring distance : DIVIDERS
2-down – Unstable — full of crags : ROCKY
4-down – Mounted courier : DISPATCHRIDER
5-down – Racecourse with royal associations : ASCOT
6-down – Old warship : CRUISER
7-down – Information : DATA
8-down – Large wasp : HORNET
13-down – Group of small boats : FLOTILLA
15-down – Take a winding course : MEANDER
16-down – Illegal delivery : NOBALL
18-down – Missile fired from bow : ARROW
20-down – 20 per cent : FIFTH
21-down – Abandoned child : WAIF
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.