This crossword No. 11478 clues and answers were published on Tue 20 Feb 2007 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11478 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Sack fibre : JUTE
3-across – Orchestral work with a solo instrument : CONCERTO
8-across – Baseball-capped, badly dressed, ignorant youth : CHAV
9-across – With the side facing forwards : EDGEWAYS
11-across – Bramble fruit : BLACKBERRY
14-across – Capital of Canada : OTTAWA
15-across – Government-appointed body : QUANGO
17-across – Those making whisky : DISTILLERS
20-across – Large star nearing the end of its life : REDGIANT
21-across – City by the Great Pyramid : GIZA
22-across – Hats : HEADGEAR
23-across – Small bird : WREN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Military footwear reaching to the knee : JACKBOOT
2-down – Social occasion : TEAPARTY
4-down – Plenty : OODLES
5-down – In happy fashion : CHEERFULLY
6-down – 500 sheets of paper : REAM
7-down – Eject : OUST
10-down – Vapour trail messages : SKYWRITING
12-down – Situated within : INTERIOR
13-down – Helmsman : COXSWAIN
16-down – Unit of poetry : STANZA
18-down – Curved entrance : ARCH
19-down – A brainwave? : IDEA
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.