This crossword No. 759 clues and answers were published on Sun 04 Apr 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 759 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ship’s complement : CREW
3-across – Disadvantage : HANDICAP
8-across – Unoccupied : IDLE
9-across – Mediaeval entertainer : MINSTREL
11-across – Avoid : FIGHTSHYOF
14-across – Reply : ANSWER
15-across – Vocation : CAREER
17-across – Draw, allure : ATTRACTION
20-across – Persuade, satisfy : CONVINCE
21-across – Arrange, model : POSE
22-across – Wrist, arm adornment : BRACELET
23-across – Employer : USER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Clan leader : CHIEFTAN
2-down – Praise : EULOGISE
4-down – Disembark, land : ALIGHT
5-down – Discordance : DISSONANCE
6-down – Brief, dismissive : CURT
7-down – Skin, hide : PELT
10-down – Experienced in urban life : STREETWISE
12-down – Fraught with danger : PERILOUS
13-down – Nobility, dignity : GRANDEUR
16-down – Day nursery : CRECHE
18-down – Strike-breaker, blackleg : SCAB
19-down – Peruvian Indian : INCA
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.