This crossword No. 9426 clues and answers were published on Tue 18 Jul 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9426 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Plant forming most of my lawn! : MOSS
3-across – Band of colours : SPECTRUM
9-across – Capital of Kenya : NAIROBI
10-across – Publisher’s puff : BLURB
11-across – Very strong or important person : TITAN
12-across – Frank : CANDID
14-across – Competition to be Miss _______ : BEAUTYCONTEST
17-across – Old name for Britain : ALBION
19-across – Housey-housey : BINGO
22-across – Perfect : IDEAL
23-across – Traditional street cry : OLDIRON
24-across – Unit of electric power : KILOWATT
25-across – Raise – army : LEVY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Canadian province : MANITOBA
2-down – Move : SHIFT
4-down – Husband of reigning monarch : PRINCECONSORT
5-down – Room on ship : CABIN
6-down – Regular procedure : ROUTINE
7-down – Melville’s whale : MOBY
8-down – Cover for head or engine : BONNET
13-down – Lawyer : ATTORNEY
15-down – Plant regarded as panacea : ALLHEAL
16-down – Unimportant person : NOBODY
18-down – Relation by marriage : INLAW
20-down – Courage – impertinence : NERVE
21-down – See 7 : DICK
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.