This crossword No. 9147 clues and answers were published on Thu 26 Aug 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9147 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Fit to preside in court! : SOBERASAJUDGE
8-across – Donkey : ASS
9-across – Lose consciousness : GOTOSLEEP
10-across – Definitive event : LANDMARK
11-across – This is sceptred! : ISLE
13-across – Gambling house : CASINO
14-across – Ecology party : GREENS
16-across – Thaw : MELT
17-across – Obsolete small coin : FARTHING
20-across – Publican : INNKEEPER
21-across – : NEE
22-across – All’s fair : NOHOLDSBARRED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Seat – prevaricate : STALL
2-down – Meal on expense account? : BUSINESSLUNCH
3-down – Army unit : REGIMENT
4-down – Writings ridiculing vice and folly : SATIRE
5-down – Joke : JEST
6-down – Couturier : DRESSDESIGNER
7-down – Put into words – quick! : EXPRESS
12-down – Standards of judgment : CRITERIA
13-down – Wayside flower : CAMPION
15-down – : PAMPAS
18-down – Cupidity : GREED
19-down – Repast : MEAL
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.