This crossword No. 564 clues and answers were published on Sun 09 Jul 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 564 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Looks after No 1 in time of trouble : SAVESONESSKIN
8-across – Collaborator : PARTNER
9-across – U-shaped piece attached to cattle yoke : OXBOW
10-across – Mariner’s challenge : AHOY
11-across – Container for still-wanted meal leftovers : DOGGYBAG
13-across – Jacket : CASING
14-across – Shipworm: a boring insect? : TEREDO
17-across – Letters, symbols used in a writing system : ALPHABET
19-across – Raw, cracked patch on skin : CHAP
21-across – Interrogate : GRILL
22-across – Type of car hire : MINICAB
24-across – Issue instructions authoritatively : LAYDOWNTHELAW
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Thimbleful : SIP
2-down – Manifold : VARIOUS
3-down – Arenaceous material : SAND
4-down – Constricted : NARROW
5-down – Shedded : SLOUGHED
6-down – Brochette : KEBAB
7-down – Email forum : NEWSGROUP
10-down – Russian port on the White Sea : ARCHANGEL
12-down – Art of incised carving : INTAGLIO
15-down – Moral : ETHICAL
16-down – Homily : SERMON
18-down – Participating in the knowledge of something secret : PRIVY
20-down – Scottish island: unit of length : INCH
23-down – Genuflect : BOW
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.