This crossword No. 12959 clues and answers were published on Tue 22 Nov 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12959 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Soak : INFUSE
4-across – Black Sea port : ODESSA
8-across – Abstemious : SOBER
9-across – Team game, played mainly by women : NETBALL
10-across – Hard-wearing : DURABLE
11-across – Criminal : FELON
12-across – Con man : EMBEZZLER
17-across – Message received and understood! : ROGER
19-across – Card game resembling rummy : CANASTA
21-across – Country residence : COTTAGE
22-across – Certain — fastened : BOUND
23-across – Lying on one’s back : SUPINE
24-across – Snow vehicle : SLEDGE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Enid is : INSIDE
2-down – Russian goldsmith known for his jewelled Easter eggs : FABERGE
3-down – Bush : SHRUB
5-down – Conscientious : DUTIFUL
6-down – Little : SMALL
7-down – In poor health : AILING
9-down – German philosopher, d. 1900, noted for his concept of superman : NIETZSCHE
13-down – Cheap buy : BARGAIN
14-down – Echo : RESOUND
15-down – A scarf : FRACAS
16-down – Deal with — one’s name : HANDLE
18-down – Rise : GETUP
20-down – Swedish philanthropist and inventor of dynamite : NOBEL
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.