This crossword No. 12342 clues and answers were published on Sat 28 Nov 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12342 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Unreliable selling outlet : BUCKETSHOP
7-across – Uncomfortable thing in a cat’s stomach? : HAIRBALL
8-across – Grains by the sea : SAND
9-across – Catastrophe : DOOM
10-across – Obsessed : SMITTEN
12-across – Best Actress Oscar winner 1976, for Network : FAYEDUNAWAY
14-across – Edible organ — hero tax : OXHEART
16-across – Story line — bit of land : PLOT
19-across – Revered mentor : GURU
20-across – Pass quickly and be forgotten : BLOWOVER
21-across – Best Actor Oscar winner 1976 : PETERFINCH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Insipid : BLAND
2-down – Hasty and superficial : CURSORY
3-down – Online marketplace : EBAY
4-down – Deep pit containing a white substance : SALTMINE
5-down – Start : ONSET
6-down – Dwarf : SNEEZY
11-down – Delightful : ADORABLE
12-down – Baby : FOXCUB
13-down – French-speaking Belgian : WALLOON
15-down – Exhibit : EXUDE
17-down – Gnashers : TEETH
18-down – : DOFF
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.