This crossword No. 12946 clues and answers were published on Mon 07 Nov 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12946 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Consolation : SOLACE
4-across – Old public punishment device : STOCKS
9-across – US bison — upstate New York port : BUFFALO
10-across – Carpenter’s tool : PLANE
11-across – Poem descriptive of pastoral life : IDYLL
12-across – Sends up : SUSPEND
13-across – Conclusion that does not connect with the previous argument : NONSEQUITUR
18-across – Short section of sharp bends on a motor-racing track : CHICANE
20-across – Chalk up — twenty : SCORE
22-across – Hard creamy-white dentine used for making ornaments : IVORY
23-across – Young swans : CYGNETS
24-across – French novelist — stupor : PROUST
25-across – Conflicting : ATODDS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Give in : SUBMIT
2-down – Of imposing height : LOFTY
3-down – Dry white Burgundy : CHABLIS
5-down – Pasta : TAPAS
6-down – Cap : CHAPEAU
7-down – Reliable — sweetheart : STEADY
8-down – Result of some previous action : CONSEQUENCE
14-down – South American river flowing into the Atlantic : ORINOCO
15-down – Clear perception : INSIGHT
16-down – Be very economical : SCRIMP
17-down – Playfully makes fun of : TEASES
19-down – Bottomless gulf : ABYSS
21-down – Mountain nymph : OREAD
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.