This crossword No. 9944 clues and answers were published on Tue 19 Mar 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9944 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Catch sight of : ESPY
3-across – Scatter : DISPERSE
8-across – Calm and unemotional : COOL
9-across – Carry on : CONTINUE
11-across – Diva : PRIMADONNA
14-across – Make one’s mind up : DECIDE
15-across – Money earned : INCOME
17-across – Needing help badly : INDISTRESS
20-across – Artificially grown – having good taste : CULTURED
21-across – Desire : WISH
22-across – Pattern for cutting out shapes : TEMPLATE
23-across – Rebuff : SNUB
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Wild prank : ESCAPADE
2-down – Area of activity : PROVINCE
4-down – Equiangular polygon : ISOGON
5-down – Stop : PUTANENDTO
6-down – Ice-skating area : RINK
7-down – Still – flat : EVEN
10-down – No more owing : PAIDINFULL
12-down – Unconventional in behaviour : BOHEMIAN
13-down – Old Indian term for European married woman : MEMSAHIB
16-down – Undress : DIVEST
18-down – Rabbit’s tail : SCUT
19-down – Morose : GLUM
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.