This crossword No. 11926 clues and answers were published on Tue 29 Jul 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11926 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – South American carnivore : PUMA
3-across – General rules of behaviour – local authority taxes : PRECEPTS
8-across – : RITZ
9-across – : INFRARED
11-across – Component of mixture : INGREDIENT
14-across – Liquid equivalent to ointment : LOTION
15-across – Two shilling coin : FLORIN
17-across – Mountain in the Lake District : GREATGABLE
20-across – Valued survivals from the past : HERITAGE
21-across – Work with wool : KNIT
22-across – Indication of area in address : POSTCODE
23-across – Make less distinct : BLUR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Very small piece : PARTICLE
2-down – Make less severe : MITIGATE
4-down – French impressionist painter : RENOIR
5-down – Order of events : CHRONOLOGY
6-down – Chaste : PURE
7-down – Team – pretentious manner : SIDE
10-down – Enabling the will of the people : DEMOCRATIC
12-down – Special court : TRIBUNAL
13-down – Alexander Graham Bell or Charles Babbage, for example : INVENTOR
16-down – Unkempt : RAGGED
18-down – Party disciplinarian : WHIP
19-down – Weaponry : ARMS
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.