This crossword No. 12176 clues and answers were published on Tue 19 May 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12176 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Without personal feelings : UNEMOTIONAL
9-across – Simple journal : NEWSSHEET
10-across – Ashes vase : URN
11-across – Style of dance : RUMBA
13-across – Laugh gleefully : CHORTLE
14-across – XC : NINETY
15-across – Eight-armed creatures : OCTOPI
18-across – Declare : ABSOLVE
20-across – Populous Asian country : INDIA
21-across – Hawaiian garland : LEI
22-across – Concerned with applied sciences : TECHNICAL
24-across – Mysterious : UNEXPLAINED
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Today : NOW
3-down – Given an inappropriate role : MISCAST
4-down – As a consequence : THENCE
5-down – Surpass : OUTDO
6-down – Supposedly mature years : ADULTHOOD
7-down – Not fit to be read — potentially libellous? : UNPRINTABLE
8-down – Not to be wished for : UNDESIRABLE
12-down – – : MINUSSIGN
16-down – Italian wine : CHIANTI
17-down – Writing tool : PENCIL
19-down – Milky fluid from plants : LATEX
23-down – Signal to begin — tapered stick : CUE
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.