This crossword No. 13224 clues and answers were published on Wed 26 Sep 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13224 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Scottish poet, considered one of the worst ever, d. 1902 : MCGONAGALL
7-across – Island in San Francisco Bay : ALCATRAZ
8-across – Object of one’s ambition : GOAL
9-across – Very keen : AVID
10-across – Ice cream containing candied fruit and nuts : CASSATA
12-across – Dispel controversy or tension : CLEARTHEAIR
14-across – Abhorrence : DISGUST
16-across – Mountain goat : IBEX
19-across – Verdi opera : AIDA
20-across – Change of position : MOVEMENT
21-across – Remarkable occurrence : PHENOMENON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Mediterranean island : MALTA
2-down – Igneous rock, generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz : GRANITE
3-down – Police spy : NARK
4-down – Spicy Spanish soup, served cold : GAZPACHO
5-down – Chief port and former capital of Nigeria : LAGOS
6-down – Restaurant staff member : WAITER
11-down – First-year college student : FRESHMAN
12-down – I pinch : CHIPIN
13-down – Egg white : ALBUMEN
15-down – Diagram showing the relation between variables : GRAPH
17-down – Noble gas : XENON
18-down – Egg : OVUM
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.