This crossword No. 9291 clues and answers were published on Fri 11 Feb 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9291 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Material used for smoothing : SANDPAPER
8-across – Body of singers : CHOIR
9-across – Skull : CRANIUM
10-across – Sloth : IDLENESS
11-across – Hire car : TAXI
13-across – Offer : TENDER
14-across – Wanderers – a soccer club? : ROVERS
16-across – Got up : ROSE
17-across – Have a luxurious life : LIVEWELL
19-across – Couple : TWOSOME
20-across – Tongue of wood, fits into mortise : TENON
21-across – Kind of fever – irate chum : RHEUMATIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Athlete : SPRINTER
2-down – Most pleasant : NICEST
3-down – Natural solid fuel : PEAT
4-down – Unearned income : PRIVATEMEANS
5-down – Refuse to answer charges : REMAINSILENT
6-down – Author of broadcast text : SCRIPTWRITER
7-down – It is said to gather no moss : ROLLINGSTONE
12-down – Servant – not foreign : DOMESTIC
15-down – Turn off course : DIVERT
18-down – Chamber : ROOM
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.