This crossword No. 11928 clues and answers were published on Thu 31 Jul 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11928 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Very tiresome child : HOLYTERROR
7-across – French impressionist painter : CEZANNE
8-across – Worker in forge : SMITH
10-across – One on one’s side : ALLY
11-across – Pipework etc : PLUMBING
13-across – Up-to-date : MODERN
15-across – Engineer of Victorian Britain : BRUNEL
17-across – Renegade : TURNCOAT
18-across – Survey, maybe by X-ray : SCAN
21-across – Scots landowner : LAIRD
22-across – Parrot : IMITATE
23-across – Element producing sort of light : PHOSPHORUS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Nut tree : HAZEL
2-down – Connection : LINK
3-down – Boy singer : TREBLE
4-down – Mount with presidential statuary : RUSHMORE
5-down – Unproved belief or view : OPINION
6-down – Old iron : SCRAPMETAL
9-down – Clansperson : HIGHLANDER
12-down – Goes in front : PRECEDES
14-down – Muslim ascetic, maybe dancing : DERVISH
16-down – Too showy : GARISH
19-down – Complete confusion : CHAOS
20-down – Seaside structure : PIER
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.