This crossword No. 12019 clues and answers were published on Fri 14 Nov 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12019 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Small lock of hair across the forehead : KISSCURL
5-across – Pimple : SPOT
9-across – Cool down : CHILL
10-across – Mass of flowers – mature : BLOSSOM
11-across – Soft fruit drink : ORANGESQUASH
13-across – George _______, nom de plume of Eric Blair : ORWELL
14-across – Puzzle in pieces : JIGSAW
17-across – Tommy Cooper’s catchphrase : JUSTLIKETHAT
20-across – Reporter : NEWSMAN
21-across – Netherlands town famous for its pottery : DELFT
22-across – Ride the waves : SURF
23-across – Element with atomic number 1 : HYDROGEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Put the boot in? : KICK
2-down – Run-down part of a US town, frequented by vagrants : SKIDROW
3-down – Pompous and reactionary type : COLONELBLIMP
4-down – Latex product : RUBBER
6-down – Tapas : PASTA
7-down – Native American axe : TOMOHAWK
8-down – Spanish soldier invading 16th-century Mexico and Peru : CONQUISTADOR
12-down – Indicator of New York Stock Exchange prices : DOWJONES
15-down – Shell-less marine mollusc : SEASLUG
16-down – Thin : SKINNY
18-down – Drain : SEWER
19-down – Daze : STUN
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.