This crossword No. 12281 clues and answers were published on Fri 18 Sep 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12281 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Time wasted as a child? : MISSPENTYOUTH
8-across – 1 down, symbol Sn : TIN
9-across – Spanish region : ANDALUSIA
10-across – Most verdant : LEAFIEST
11-across – 1 down, symbol Pb : LEAD
13-across – 1 down, symbol Na : SODIUM
14-across – Table server : WAITER
16-across – 1 down, symbol Fe : IRON
17-across – Of ships and sailing : NAUTICAL
20-across – Alpine flower — The Sound of Music song : EDELWEISS
21-across – Boy : LAD
22-across – NHS visitor : DISTRICTNURSE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Solid material, a good conductor of heat and electricity : METAL
2-down – D.H. Lawrence novel : SONSANDLOVERS
3-down – 1 down, symbol Pt : PLATINUM
4-down – Practice of going naked : NUDISM
5-down – US Ivy League college : YALE
6-down – Ordinary : UNSPECTACULAR
7-down – Person gathering and storing objects : HOARDER
12-down – Biased : PARTISAN
13-down – Clergyman’s salary : STIPEND
15-down – Madman : MANIAC
18-down – Stay : LODGE
19-down – Jug : EWER
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.