This crossword No. 9546 clues and answers were published on Tue 05 Dec 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9546 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – In addition : FURTHERMORE
9-across – Sickly – insalubrious : UNHEALTHY
10-across – Signal – stick : CUE
11-across – Invest – supply : ENDUE
13-across – Female oral contraceptive : THEPILL
14-across – Tap : FAUCET
15-across – Pacific island – swimming costume : BIKINI
18-across – Prisoner – pawn : HOSTAGE
20-across – Spray – youngster : SPRIG
21-across – Low : MOO
22-across – Separation – solitude : ISOLATION
24-across – Alluring woman : FEMMEFATALE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Exclamation of disgust : UGH
3-down – Swinging acrobat’s bar : TRAPEZE
4-down – Rank – housing development – car : ESTATE
5-down – Perhaps : MAYBE
6-down – Device for changing AC to DC current : RECTIFIER
7-down – Rough approach to task, based on experience : RULEOFTHUMB
8-down – Campanology : BELLRINGING
12-down – Chemist’s shop : DRUGSTORE
16-down – A second – coffee, maybe : INSTANT
17-down – Display – mount – start journey : SETOFF
19-down – Truism – proverb : AXIOM
23-down – Badly – in need of treatment : ILL
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.