This crossword No. 9417 clues and answers were published on Fri 07 Jul 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9417 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Traditional children”s game : BLINDMANSBUFF
8-across – Tree : ASH
9-across – Fan : SUPPORTER
10-across – German poet : SCHILLER
11-across – Sparkling wine : ASTI
13-across – Select : CHOOSE
14-across – Low continuous sound : MURMUR
16-across – Fuel cut from bog : PEAT
17-across – South London suburb : SURBITON
20-across – Plant with spicy fruit : CORIANDER
21-across – Writing fluid : INK
22-across – Handicapped : DISADVANTAGED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Alloy : BRASS
2-down – Extinct shark-like reptile : ICHTHYOSAURUS
3-down – Reveal : DISCLOSE
4-down – ____, cherries, hops and women : APPLES
5-down – Put away : STOW
6-down – Doing a bit of trickery : UPTOSOMETHING
7-down – Kathleen, contralto : FERRIER
12-down – Explosion of anger, etc : OUTBURST
13-down – Peninsula in Massachusetts : CAPECOD
15-down – Area with frozen subsoi : TUNDRA
18-down – Bare : NAKED
19-down – Poet – prophet : BARD
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.