This crossword No. 12617 clues and answers were published on Mon 18 Oct 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12617 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Marital crime : BIGAMY
4-across – Attractively slim : SVELTE
8-across – Shaved : SHORN
9-across – Composite picture : MONTAGE
10-across – Defensive mound : RAMPART
11-across – Diving bird : GREBE
12-across – Jet engine with the turbine coupled to a propeller : TURBOPROP
17-across – Amsterdam bloom? : TULIP
19-across – Fruit garden : ORCHARD
21-across – Having malingering tendencies? : WORKSHY
22-across – Snap : PHOTO
23-across – Cause to lose hearing : DEAFEN
24-across – In a feeble manner : WEAKLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Eatery : BISTRO
2-down – Ring of rope or metal : GROMMET
3-down – Heavenly grub? : MANNA
5-down – Condiment — bad temper : VINEGAR
6-down – Go : LEAVE
7-down – Devon city : EXETER
9-down – Body of old fables : MYTHOLOGY
13-down – : RIPOSTE
14-down – Proud strutter : PEACOCK
15-down – Cooked : STEWED
16-down – Abject stupidity : IDIOCY
18-down – Immature form of caterpillar : LARVA
20-down – Dense thicket : COPSE
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.