This crossword No. 10054 clues and answers were published on Thu 25 Jul 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10054 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Blames Tate : STABLEMATE
7-across – Eccentric : OFFBEAT
8-across – Quarrel : SCRAP
10-across – Style and liveliness : ELAN
11-across – In these times : NOWADAYS
13-across – Ornamental chain : ANKLET
15-across – Intensely enthusiastic : ARDENT
17-across – : ABEYANCE
18-across – Unit of area of 4,840 square yards : ACRE
21-across – Shoddy – slightly sticky : TACKY
22-across – US state on the Gulf of Mexico : ALABAMA
23-across – Maximum MPH allowed on a particular road : SPEEDLIMIT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Capital of Bulgaria : SOFIA
2-down – Highest point : APEX
3-down – Liquid preparation applied to the skin : LOTION
4-down – Killing of large numbers : MASSACRE
5-down – Row of identical houses : TERRACE
6-down – Having widely divergent opinions : POLESAPART
9-down – Shift the blame : PASSTHECAN
12-down – 1,048,576 bytes : MEGABYTE
14-down – Patella : KNEECAP
16-down – Scribbled writing : SCRAWL
19-down – Cunning – ability : CRAFT
20-down – Near to finding hidden object : WARM
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.