This crossword No. 12392 clues and answers were published on Thu 28 Jan 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12392 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Vehicle for up to, say, 15 passengers : MINIBUS
8-across – Before now : ALREADY
9-across – Passenger vehicles owned by a company for use by employees : CARPOOL
10-across – Extinct beast : MAMMOTH
11-across – Hasten : SPEED
13-across – Compel — limit : CONSTRAIN
15-across – : QUADRATIC
18-across – Monotheistic religion : ISLAM
21-across – Treat with : INDULGE
22-across – Cavalry soldier : TROOPER
23-across – Remove dirt : CLEANSE
24-across – People on thrones? : ROYALTY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Slimy fluid secreted in the body : MUCUS
2-down – Self-possession : NERVE
3-down – Truly horrifying : BLOODCURDLING
4-down – Food fish : SALMON
5-down – Situation where the audience is aware of something, but the players are not : DRAMATICIRONY
6-down – Mass-produced transport plane, WWII workhorse, the DC-3 : DAKOTA
7-down – Line in a double-barrelled name, say : HYPHEN
12-down – Lima’s country : PERU
14-down – Greek equivalent of the letter I : IOTA
15-down – Pear-shaped fruit : QUINCE
16-down – Completely confused : ADDLED
17-down – Sway on the brink : TEETER
19-down – Part of a jacket : LAPEL
20-down – Tie the knot : MARRY
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.