This crossword No. 12162 clues and answers were published on Sat 02 May 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12162 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Killjoy : WETBLANKET
7-across – Satire : LAMPOON
8-across – Russian spirit : VODKA
10-across – Bamboo rod : CANE
11-across – Bounding marsupial : KANGAROO
13-across – Friend : MUCKER
15-across – Immobile : ATREST
17-across – Consisting of small hard particles : GRANULAR
18-across – Legal restraining order : ASBO
21-across – Carrying no illegal drugs : CLEAN
22-across – Courage — guts : STOMACH
23-across – Star of the catwalk : SUPERMODEL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Mature female : WOMAN
2-down – Short sounding of horn : TOOT
3-down – Of one dimension : LINEAR
4-down – Direct the course of : NAVIGATE
5-down – Sanction : ENDORSE
6-down – Wizardry for evil purposes : BLACKMAGIC
9-down – Punctuation mark : APOSTROPHE
12-down – Order of succession : SEQUENCE
14-down – Vineyard estate around Bordeaux : CHATEAU
16-down – Payment demanded for release of captive : RANSOM
19-down – Baby’s wrap : SHAWL
20-down – Thick string : CORD
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.