This crossword No. 12266 clues and answers were published on Tue 01 Sep 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12266 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Co-operate — give someone false expectations : STRINGALONG
9-across – Result of strong desert wind : SANDSTORM
10-across – Drinking vessel : CUP
11-across – Confound with wonder : AMAZE
13-across – Hanging drapery for window : CURTAIN
14-across – Day of Christmas to receive maids a-milking : EIGHTH
15-across – Oxide occurring as quartz and used in making glass : SILICA
18-across – Long-necked ruminant : GIRAFFE
20-across – Bit : PIECE
21-across – Egg of a louse : NIT
22-across – On the spur of the moment : IMPROMPTU
24-across – Tiny fragments : SMITHEREENS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Base of decimal system : TEN
3-down – Examine closely : INSPECT
4-down – Grumbling person : GROUCH
5-down – Less convincing : LAMER
6-down – Variety of peach : NECTARINE
7-down – Intermediary in the sale or rental of property : ESTATEAGENT
8-down – Unpremeditated : SPONTANEOUS
12-down – Step-by-step solution method — oral might : ALGORITHM
16-down – Ask earnestly : IMPLORE
17-down – Folk : PEOPLE
19-down – Hard stone used to strike sparks : FLINT
23-down – Small pointed metal fastener : PIN
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.