This crossword No. 963 clues and answers were published on Sun 09 Mar 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 963 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Conscious, aware : AWAKE
4-across – Move restlessly : FIDGET
8-across – Stiff, unbending : RIGID
9-across – Sideways, awry : ASKANCE
10-across – Wanderer : PILGRIM
11-across – Corpulent : OBESE
12-across – French cheese : CAMEMBERT
17-across – Passageway : AISLE
19-across – Shiver : TREMBLE
21-across – Electrical connector : ADAPTOR
22-across – Perch : ROOST
23-across – Use : EMPLOY
24-across – Be evasive : HEDGE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Brusque, curt : ABRUPT
2-down – Cherubic : ANGELIC
3-down – Breed of duck : EIDER
5-down – Tiresome, irritating : IRKSOME
6-down – Literary type, species : GENRE
7-down – American Indian tent : TEEPEE
9-down – One’s place of education : ALMAMATER
13-down – Orchestral conductor : MAESTRO
14-down – Populist newspaper : TABLOID
15-down – Savoury snack : CANAPE
16-down – Middle : CENTRE
18-down – Bog, marsh : SWAMP
20-down – Fox’s lair : EARTH
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.