This crossword No. 9523 clues and answers were published on Wed 08 Nov 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9523 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Air surrounded by water : BUBBLE
4-across – Sikh headgear : TURBAN
9-across – Hotchpotch : FARRAGO
10-across – Breast : BOSOM
11-across – Ancient language : LATIN
12-across – Without exception : BARNONE
13-across – Windflower : WOODANEMONE
18-across – Cookie – cracker : BISCUIT
20-across – Drive out : EXPEL
22-across – Eagle’s nest : EYRIE
23-across – Result : OUTCOME
24-across – Constant – stable : STEADY
25-across – Money : BOODLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Perplex : BAFFLE
2-down – Explode : BURST
3-down – Knowledgeable – scholarly : LEARNED
5-down – Brown pigment : UMBER
6-down – Wind instrument : BASSOON
7-down – : NUMBER
8-down – Union – coalescence : COMBINATION
14-down – See – say : OBSERVE
15-down – Expert : MAESTRO
16-down – Person in charge of convent : ABBESS
17-down – Aver : ALLEGE
19-down – Turn on its head : UPEND
21-down – Haughty : PROUD
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.