This crossword No. 13202 clues and answers were published on Fri 31 Aug 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13202 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Police station : COPSHOP
8-across – Lift : ELEVATE
9-across – : POLENTA
10-across – Covered with hair : HIRSUTE
11-across – Firecracker : SQUIB
13-across – Explanation — interpretation : RENDITION
15-across – Electrical device in an internal-combustion engine : SPARKPLUG
18-across – Salted ’n’ vinegared item? : CRISP
21-across – : FLATTOP
22-across – Caterer : TERRACE
23-across – Lively movement, usually in 3/4 time : SCHERZO
24-across – Guess : PREDICT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Manages : COPES
2-down – Rice seasoned with spices and cooked with meat or vegetables : PILAU
3-down – Skidding manoeuvre in a car : HANDBRAKETURN
4-down – Female bird : PEAHEN
5-down – Graph of educational progression? : LEARNINGCURVE
6-down – Dog resembling a greyhound : SALUKI
7-down – Sea between Greece and Turkey : AEGEAN
12-down – Quick witty remark : QUIP
14-down – Chooses : OPTS
15-down – Most secure : SAFEST
16-down – Indifference — lack of interest : APATHY
17-down – Computer : LAPTOP
19-down – Native of Basra, perhaps : IRAQI
20-down – Fold in a skirt : PLEAT
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.