This crossword No. 9210 clues and answers were published on Mon 08 Nov 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9210 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Bog : MIRE
3-across – Platform for election speeches : HUSTINGS
9-across – Toxic metal used in plating : CADMIUM
10-across – Practical joke : PRANK
11-across – Missile : ARROW
12-across – Drink of gods and insects : NECTAR
14-across – Of no consequence : INSIGNIFICANT
17-across – Banal : COMMON
19-across – : PLACE
22-across – Confess : OWNUP
23-across – Young male ox : BULLOCK
24-across – Magician : SORCERER
25-across – He changes colour, as it were : DYER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – American Indian shoe : MOCCASIN
2-down – Addition to verdict : RIDER
4-down – Not fit to be referred to : UNMENTIONABLE
5-down – Subject : TOPIC
6-down – Falls : NIAGARA
7-down – Rice drink – for heaven’s ____ ! : SAKE
8-down – VIP : BIGWIG
13-down – Runner in the nude : STREAKER
15-down – Victorian cleric who fed sunny things : SPOONER
16-down – Pierce with lance etc : IMPALE
18-down – Tree producing syrup : MAPLE
20-down – Extreme pain : AGONY
21-down – Throw into the air : TOSS
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.