This crossword No. 12277 clues and answers were published on Mon 14 Sep 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12277 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Making trivial distinctions : HAIRSPLITTING
8-across – Point gun at one’s target : TAKEAIM
9-across – Scramble on all fours : CRAWL
10-across – Cook : CHEF
11-across – Uncontrollable fit : PAROXYSM
13-across – Arrive — handmade cigarette : ROLLUP
14-across – Coarsely humorous : RIBALD
17-across – Forthright : UNSUBTLE
19-across – Slay : KILL
21-across – How one walks when elated : ONAIR
22-across – Opposite : COUNTER
24-across – Of a kind and amiable disposition : SWEETTEMPERED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Strike — success : HIT
2-down – Reservoir for writing fluid : INKWELL
3-down – Chair, bench, or stool, say : SEAT
4-down – Of the lower spine : LUMBAR
5-down – Resulting from distortions in earth’s crust — in cot etc : TECTONIC
6-down – Mediterranean nation : ITALY
7-down – Award for Olympic winner : GOLDMEDAL
10-down – Trousers of ribbed cotton fabric : CORDUROYS
12-down – Sudden expression of feeling : OUTBURST
15-down – Pilot of plane : AVIATOR
16-down – Hackneyed phrase : CLICHE
18-down – Apportion : SHARE
20-down – Leap : JUMP
23-down – Angler’s cane : ROD
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.