This crossword No. 9439 clues and answers were published on Wed 02 Aug 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9439 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Emergency touchdown : FORCEDLANDING
8-across – Staunch – support : STEM
9-across – Informal name for New York : BIGAPPLE
10-across – Town, resort and casino of Monaco : MONTECARLO
12-across – Awkward – ill-bred : GAUCHE
14-across – Indifference : APATHY
15-across – Surplus, especially in one’s job! : REDUNDANCY
19-across – Atlantic islands – cagebirds : CANARIES
20-across – Press – club : IRON
21-across – University student : UNDERGRADUATE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Voluntary : OPTIONAL
3-down – Celestial body – early jet aircraft : COMET
4-down – Sudden disastrous collapse or defeat : DEBACLE
5-down – Wrath : ANGER
6-down – Certificate : DIPLOMA
7-down – World’s longest river : NILE
11-down – Investigate – supermarket pay-desk : CHECKOUT
13-down – Massacre : CARNAGE
14-down – Loss of memory : AMNESIA
16-down – Moribund : DYING
17-down – Goodbye : ADIEU
18-down – Sea – chief : MAIN
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.