This crossword No. 9169 clues and answers were published on Tue 21 Sep 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9169 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Example of free use of the imagination : FLIGHTOFFANCY
8-across – Responsibility : ONUS
9-across – Figure of speech – allegory : METAPHOR
10-across – Wholly : ALTOGETHER
12-across – Start : OUTSET
14-across – Tusked sea mammal : WALRUS
15-across – Radical – daring : AVANTGARDE
19-across – Person sharing deep affinity : SOULMATE
20-across – Immense : VAST
21-across – Accepting one’s : KNOWONESPLACE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Floor covering : LINOLEUM
3-down – Zest : GUSTO
4-down – Storm – created by Shakespeare? : TEMPEST
5-down – Go for – bring : FETCH
6-down – Clothing : APPAREL
7-down – Cut down on – meat : CHOP
11-down – Dead-end road : CULDESAC
13-down – Take in – migratory bird : SWALLOW
14-down – Observe – evidence : WITNESS
16-down – Once more : AGAIN
17-down – Blacksmith’s block : ANVIL
18-down – Ripped : TORN
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.