This crossword No. 698 clues and answers were published on Sun 01 Feb 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 698 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Held in limbo : LEFTIN
4-across – See 1 : THEAIR
8-across – Incapable of or resistant to bending : RIGID
9-across – Graphics : ARTWORK
10-across – Blissful state : NIRVANA
11-across – Jots, very small amounts : IOTAS
12-across – Rabble-rouser : DEMAGOGUE
17-across – Farewell : ADIEU
19-across – One who spreads frightening or malicious rumours : STIRRER
21-across – Balkan republic, capital Zagreb : CROATIA
22-across – Manchester band featuring the Gallagher brothers : OASIS
23-across – Unimaginative : MATTER
24-across – See 23 : OFFACT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Upper wind-pipe : LARYNX
2-down – Solved : FIGURED
3-down – Commonwealth country, independent in 1947 : INDIA
5-down – Feeling a liking for, or affiliation to : HITTING
6-down – Cut short : ABORT
7-down – Marked by unconventionality or disreputableness : RAKISH
9-down – Loss of pain : ANALGESIA
13-down – The lawman always gets his man! : MOUNTIE
14-down – Unbroken landmass bearing two continents : EURASIA
15-down – Toilet powder which absorbs moisture : TALCUM
16-down – Determined beforehand : PRESET
18-down – See 2 : ITOUT
20-down – See 5 : ITOFF
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.