This crossword No. 706 clues and answers were published on Sun 29 Mar 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 706 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – As expected : TRUETOFORM
7-across – Cattle thief : RUSTLER
8-across – Famine relief charity : OXFAM
10-across – So be it : AMEN
11-across – Bucolic, rural : PASTORAL
13-across – Manufacture, bring into being : CREATE
15-across – Degrade, humiliate : DEMEAN
17-across – Intense, forceful : VEHEMENT
18-across – Whip; attack verbally : LASH
21-across – Awaken : ROUSE
22-across – Second hearing : RETRIAL
23-across – Reinforce, substantiate : STRENGTHEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Discernment : TASTE
2-down – Unpleasant to look at : UGLY
3-down – Scottish plaid : TARTAN
4-down – Boundary, border : FRONTIER
5-down – Arbiter : REFEREE
6-down – Come out of hiding : BREAKCOVER
9-down – Sadness, gloom : MELANCHOLY
12-down – Headlong rush : STAMPEDE
14-down – Wear, tire out : EXHAUST
16-down – Man wearing female dress : INDRAG
19-down – Regulate, arrange in line : ALIGN
20-down – Restless desire : ITCH
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.