This crossword No. 9316 clues and answers were published on Sat 11 Mar 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9316 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Four cups go : FOCUSGROUP
7-across – Sour liquid : VINEGAR
8-across – Policeman : BOBBY
10-across – Rocks in shallow water – kind of knot : REEF
11-across – Personification of England : JOHNBULL
13-across – Sinew : TENDON
15-across – Jinx : VOODOO
17-across – Canal or river : WATERWAY
18-across – Larva – food : GRUB
21-across – Cook in the oven : ROAST
22-across – Corpse : CADAVER
23-across – The more than past tense : PLUPERFECT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Barrier : FENCE
2-down – Place of confinement : CAGE
3-down – Preachment : SERMON
4-down – Crusoe : ROBINSON
5-down – Like Shelley’s Prometheus : UNBOUND
6-down – Academia : IVORYTOWER
9-down – Canary, for example – song : YELLOWBIRD
12-down – Large slice of bread? : DOORSTEP
14-down – Women’s game : NETBALL
16-down – Item of crockery : SAUCER
19-down – Pin for joining metal : RIVET
20-down – Border : EDGE
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.