This crossword No. 12071 clues and answers were published on Fri 16 Jan 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12071 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ruined : UPTHESPOUT
7-across – Lack : SCARCITY
8-across – Boy’s name : NEIL
9-across – Shout loudly : ROAR
10-across – Of, or containing, filaments : FIBROUS
12-across – Exceptional : UNSURPASSED
14-across – Sack : DISMISS
16-across – Fish – singer : BASS
19-across – North Pacific island, base for the US navy and air force : GUAM
20-across – : BAGPIPER
21-across – Hack : JOURNALIST
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Open sore : ULCER
2-down – Clothes : THREADS
3-down – Bad : EVIL
4-down – Medical check : PHYSICAL
5-down – Of an arm bone : ULNAR
6-down – Neither gas nor solid : LIQUID
11-down – Horizontal part of a goal : CROSSBAR
12-down – Alone of its kind : UNIQUE
13-down – Lingua franca of East Africa : SWAHILI
15-down – Dance derived from voodoo rituals : MAMBO
17-down – Trail : SCENT
18-down – Site of the Taj Mahal : AGRA
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.