This crossword No. 9212 clues and answers were published on Wed 10 Nov 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9212 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Push and shove – hurry : HUSTLE
4-across – Printed cotton fabric : CHINTZ
8-across – Very stupid person : MORON
9-across – None left in the shop : SOLDOUT
10-across – Spanish ship : GALLEON
11-across – A question of place : WHERE
12-across – Waste metal for melting down : SCRAPIRON
17-across – French existentialist writer : CAMUS
19-across – Device for clearing blocked drains : PLUNGER
21-across – Checking device – VDU – lizard : MONITOR
22-across – Give a bed to : PUTUP
23-across – 5 cents : NICKEL
24-across – Worn away at the edges : FRAYED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Acknowledgment of superiority : HOMAGE
2-down – Excess : SURPLUS
3-down – Sudden thrust : LUNGE
5-down – Jihad : HOLYWAR
6-down – Loop with sliding knot : NOOSE
7-down – Instrument played on table or lap : ZITHER
9-down – Ground-dwelling wading bird : SANDPIPER
13-down – Badge : ROSETTE
14-down – Nocturnal : NIGHTLY
15-down – Keen insight : ACUMEN
16-down – Stand for camera etc : TRIPOD
18-down – Crazily excited : MANIC
20-down – Superior : UPPER
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.