This crossword No. 11731 clues and answers were published on Wed 12 Dec 2007 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11731 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Dismemberment : MUTILATION
7-across – Empty words : CLAPTRAP
8-across – Hit hard – work hard : SLOG
9-across – Pursue game : HUNT
10-across – Type of glass often cut decoratively : CRYSTAL
12-across – Suggestive – in ten crimes : REMINISCENT
14-across – Take prisoner : CAPTURE
16-across – Blood vessel : VEIN
19-across – Bringer of bad luck : JINX
20-across – Not part of a restaurant’s set meal : ALACARTE
21-across – Actually present : INTHEFLESH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Vegetable matter spread to protect roots, etc : MULCH
2-down – Word derived from place name : TOPONYM
3-down – Pig fat : LARD
4-down – High-ranking figures of authority : TOPBRASS
5-down – Fertile spot in desert : OASIS
6-down – Metallic element used in blue/green pigments : COBALT
11-down – Advance beyond proper limit : ENCROACH
12-down – Worker with band on tour : ROADIE
13-down – Raise up : ELEVATE
15-down – Organic poison : TOXIN
17-down – Nick : NOTCH
18-down – Back of lower leg : CALF
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.