This crossword No. 11430 clues and answers were published on Sat 23 Dec 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11430 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Copier of : SCRIBE
4-across – Sound : VALID
7-across – Favour : PREFER
8-across – Life potion : ELIXIR
9-across – Info : DATA
10-across – Octopus’s limb : TENTACLE
12-across – Hallucinatory : MINDBENDING
17-across – Against the current : UPSTREAM
19-across – Female horse : MARE
20-across – View : REGARD
21-across – Martial art : KUNGFU
22-across – Fine material : SATIN
23-across – Stand still! : FREEZE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Lowest form of wit? : SARCASM
2-down – Cease – repeated phrase : REFRAIN
3-down – Surface off which our feathered friends dine : BIRDTABLE
4-down – Southern African prairie : VELDT
5-down – Vocabulary – dictionary : LEXICON
6-down – English county : DORSET
11-down – Person not inclined to light up : NONSMOKER
13-down – Perception : INSIGHT
14-down – Huge : IMMENSE
15-down – Tallest beast : GIRAFFE
16-down – Excessive pride : HUBRIS
18-down – Show again : RERUN
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.