This crossword No. 12130 clues and answers were published on Thu 26 Mar 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12130 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Quality found in the eye of the beholder? : BEAUTY
4-across – Series of steps with four couples : SQUARE
8-across – Single number : DIGIT
9-across – Bell hitter : CLAPPER
10-across – West Indian ballad : CALYPSO
11-across – Prepare : TEEUP
12-across – Seasonal surprise! : CHRISTMAS
17-across – Do well : EXCEL
19-across – Principality in the Pyrenees : ANDORRA
21-across – See 12 : PRESENT
22-across – Enid Blyton creation : NODDY
23-across – See 1 down : RIPPER
24-across – It holds wine : CELLAR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sexually explicit historical novel : BODICE
2-down – Heavenly — entrancing : ANGELIC
3-down – Add : TOTUP
5-down – Amount : QUANTUM
6-down – German fruity dessert : APPLE
7-down – Princess who bore Zeus three sons — one of the moons of Jupiter : EUROPA
9-down – French breakfast food : CROISSANT
13-down – Take over from : RELIEVE
14-down – See 6 : STRUDEL
15-down – Assistant : HELPER
16-down – Legal eagle : LAWYER
18-down – Tawdry — inexpensive : CHEAP
20-down – See 4 : DANCE
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.