This crossword No. 12169 clues and answers were published on Mon 11 May 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12169 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Perk : FRINGEBENEFIT
8-across – : PIEBALD
9-across – Contemptuously reject : SPURN
10-across – Sheet used to catch the wind : SAIL
11-across – Christmas fare : MINCEPIE
13-across – Maintenance : UPKEEP
14-across – Place in a sepulchre : ENTOMB
17-across – Fairground attraction — important person : BIGWHEEL
19-across – Bend — cable : FLEX
21-across – Argument — arrest : RUNIN
22-across – Ham it up : OVERACT
24-across – Electrically, DC : DIRECTCURRENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Dandy : FOP
2-down – Arena for skating : ICERINK
3-down – Seize : GRAB
4-down – One-room accommodation : BEDSIT
5-down – Front section of spacecraft : NOSECONE
6-down – Dowdy woman : FRUMP
7-down – Old container for fire-lighting equipment : TINDERBOX
10-down – Slept : SLUMBERED
12-down – Grease monkey : MECHANIC
15-down – Officially excused from duty : ONLEAVE
16-down – Very courageous : HEROIC
18-down – Someone beyond any hope of recovery : GONER
20-down – Time taken by a planet to orbit the sun : YEAR
23-down – Small drink — small child : TOT
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.