This crossword No. 12337 clues and answers were published on Mon 23 Nov 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12337 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Sylvia’s French composer, 1836-91 : DELIBES
8-across – Self-propelled submarine weapon : TORPEDO
9-across – Hot pepper sauce : TABASCO
10-across – Sweetheart : DARLING
11-across – Fungus used in baking : YEAST
13-across – Something startling : EYEOPENER
15-across – Carthorse : ORCHESTRA
18-across – Precise : EXACT
21-across – Capital of Sicily : PALERMO
22-across – Mythical and heraldic beast : UNICORN
23-across – Intoxicating beverage looking like a soft drink : ALCOPOP
24-across – Dignified and graceful : ELEGANT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Simple song : DITTY
2-down – Sign of the zodiac : LIBRA
3-down – Means of spreading gossip : BUSHTELEGRAPH
4-down – Filling food : STODGE
5-down – Painter such as Millais : PRERAPHAELITE
6-down – Plot : DESIGN
7-down – Old and eccentric chap : CODGER
12-down – Continuously : EVER
14-down – Of heroic proportions : EPIC
15-down – Child such as Harry Potter or Jane Eyre : ORPHAN
16-down – White cotton fabric : CALICO
17-down – Company of theatrical performers : TROUPE
19-down – Scent : AROMA
20-down – Opinion held to be true : TENET
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.