This crossword No. 12047 clues and answers were published on Wed 17 Dec 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12047 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Craft using heat to gain altitude : HOTAIRBALLOON
8-across – Transgression : SIN
9-across – Suffering from excessive intestinal gas : FLATULENT
10-across – Mixture involving two liquids which do not readily combine : EMULSION
11-across – Drooping : LIMP
13-across – Meat from sheep : MUTTON
14-across – Way of doing something : METHOD
16-across – Lose one’s footing : SLIP
17-across – Gigantic figure : COLOSSUS
20-across – Constant wearing down – it ain’t rot : ATTRITION
21-across – Simian – copy : APE
22-across – Implement for doing repairs by interweaving stitches : DARNINGNEEDLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Rapidity : HASTE
2-down – Phrase that is difficult to say properly : TONGUETWISTER
3-down – Liquid in which something has been steeped to release flavour etc : INFUSION
4-down – Raised signal fire or light : BEACON
5-down – Noisy : LOUD
6-down – Singularly brief physical relationship : ONENIGHTSTAND
7-down – Jotter : NOTEPAD
12-down – Openly condemn : DENOUNCE
13-down – Proverbially keen condiment : MUSTARD
15-down – Pugilism : BOXING
18-down – View -part of play : SCENE
19-down – Small car – small skirt : MINI
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.