This crossword No. 962 clues and answers were published on Sun 02 Mar 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 962 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Occasionally : NOWANDAGAIN
9-across – Not made-to-measure : OFFTHEPEG
10-across – Astrological sign : LEO
11-across – Omit : ELIDE
13-across – Understatement for rhetorical effect : LITOTES
14-across – Supply : PURVEY
15-across – Prepare for burial : EMBALM
18-across – Symbol-based branch of mathematics : ALGEBRA
20-across – Sediment, lees : DREGS
21-across – Mountain pass : COL
22-across – Stew associated with Liverpudlians : LOBSCOUSE
24-across – Fix a limit : DRAWTHELINE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Lout; dolt : OAF
3-down – Accomplish : ACHIEVE
4-down – Mark with spots : DAPPLE
5-down – Leg of lamb : GIGOT
6-down – Nervous, uncomfortable : ILLATEASE
7-down – Just retribution : COMEUPPANCE
8-down – MC at formal dinner : TOASTMASTER
12-down – Out of the ordinary : IRREGULAR
16-down – Health check : MEDICAL
17-down – North African citadel : CASBAH
19-down – Local authority regulation : BYLAW
23-down – Receptacle for ashes : URN
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.