This crossword No. 13970 clues and answers were published on Tue 17 Feb 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13970 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Item for holding up a woman’s stockings : SUSPENDERBELT
8-across – Desperately determined : DOORDIE
9-across – Bite — victor : CHAMP
10-across – Group winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton : ABBA
11-across – Church holiday for eating and rejoicing — fed satay : FEASTDAY
13-across – Signalling device : BUZZER
14-across – Commonly repeated word or phrase : MANTRA
17-across – Herb — a torn rag : TARRAGON
19-across – Lecherous look : OGLE
21-across – Take place : OCCUR
22-across – Warm dry wind of the Rockies — large Pacific salmon : CHINOOK
24-across – Extra-powerful data processor : SUPERCOMPUTER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Unfortunate : SAD
2-down – Entertainment industry : SHOWBIZ
3-down – She founded Christian Science in 1866, d. 1910 : EDDY
4-down – Engine fuel : DIESEL
5-down – Pop idol : ROCKSTAR
6-down – Large African antelope : ELAND
7-down – Trifle with alcohol, almonds and crystallised fruit : TIPSYCAKE
10-down – Three under par for a golf hole : ALBATROSS
12-down – Fixer : REPAIRER
15-down – Small vessel pulling a big one : TUGBOAT
16-down – South American cloak with slit for the head : PONCHO
18-down – Summarise briefly : RECAP
20-down – Small tuft : WISP
23-down – White wine and cassis : KIR
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.