This crossword No. 12152 clues and answers were published on Tue 21 Apr 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12152 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Fruit for jelly : QUINCE
4-across – Baby bird of prey : OWLET
7-across – Specialised language : JARGON
8-across – Confer : BESTOW
9-across – European volcano : ETNA
10-across – Irish province : LEINSTER
12-across – Number, a perfect cube : TWENTYSEVEN
17-across – Legendary — amazing : FABULOUS
19-across – Staple food : RICE
20-across – Glazed cotton print : CHINTZ
21-across – Things that happen : EVENTS
22-across – Hybrid offspring of two big cats : TIGON
23-across – Relaxed : ATEASE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Group of four : QUARTET
2-down – Tangier : INGRATE
3-down – Venetian painter : CANALETTO
4-down – Ancient theatre — modern cinema : ODEON
5-down – Beatles song — don’t interfere! : LETITBE
6-down – Showy but cheap and nasty : TAWDRY
11-down – Unwilling to take no for an answer : INSISTENT
13-down – Fabric for straps in military kit : WEBBING
14-down – Garden plant : VERBENA
15-down – Item of : NECKTIE
16-down – Small bit of some material : OFFCUT
18-down – Classical language : LATIN
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.