This crossword No. 742 clues and answers were published on Sun 06 Dec 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 742 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Small European songbird : CHAFFINCH
8-across – Another time : AGAIN
9-across – Eight-sided object : OCTAGON
10-across – Congenital : INHERENT
11-across – Literally, ‘I forbid’ : VETO
13-across – Elaborate, flowery : ORNATE
14-across – —— and daub, primitive wall structure : WATTLE
16-across – Course : TACK
17-across – Hugo, halt! : ALTHOUGH
19-across – Citizen of a country ‘born’ in 1948 : ISRAELI
20-across – Raft-making S American corkwood : BALSA
21-across – Depression of a typewriter or computer board : KEYSTROKE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Not abstract or imaginary : CONCRETE
2-down – Sum : AMOUNT
3-down – Greek salad cheese : FETA
4-down – In a heedless way : NEGLECTFULLY
5-down – Adopt the body language of shame : HANGONESHEAD
6-down – Exaggerate or overemphasise something : LAYITONTHICK
7-down – Wholesale warehouse : CASHANDCARRY
12-down – Of a garment that doesn’t need dry cleaning : WASHABLE
15-down – Last month : ULTIMO
18-down – Denomination : SECT
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.