This crossword No. 10072 clues and answers were published on Thu 15 Aug 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 10072 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Writer of The Forsyte Saga : GALSWORTHY
7-across – Titanic sinker – lettuce : ICEBERG
8-across – Subject for discussion : TOPIC
10-across – Ancient Egyptian symbol of life : ANKH
11-across – The whole ___ – everything : CABOODLE
13-across – Authoritative statement : DICTUM
15-across – Woven fabric for the floor : CARPET
17-across – Impregnated fabric for the floor : LINOLEUM
18-across – Celebrity : STAR
21-across – Start – opening moments : ONSET
22-across – Dummy pill : PLACEBO
23-across – French short story writer : MAUPASSANT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Hellenic : GREEK
2-down – Welsh emblem : LEEK
3-down – Native American dwelling : WIGWAM
4-down – Reasonable : RATIONAL
5-down – Heavily promoted : HYPEDUP
6-down – Italian short story writer : PIRANDELLO
9-down – Writer, creator of Father Brown : CHESTERTON
12-down – Punctuation mark – period : FULLSTOP
14-down – Card game : CANASTA
16-down – Noisy, disruptive commotion : RUMPUS
19-down – Chirrup : TWEET
20-down – Flowing volcanic matter : LAVA
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.