This crossword No. 12374 clues and answers were published on Thu 07 Jan 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12374 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – I’m Candy : DYNAMIC
8-across – Distress severely : AFFLICT
9-across – Childish fit of rage : TANTRUM
10-across – Continue going forward : PRESSON
11-across – Authority to make or allow something to happen : SAYSO
13-across – Where the Grand Ole Opry comes from : NASHVILLE
15-across – Having more than one possible meaning : AMBIGUOUS
18-across – Short-lived fashion : CRAZE
21-across – Eat salt : ATLEAST
22-across – Syrupy medicine to relieve sore throats : LINCTUS
23-across – Cleanliness : HYGIENE
24-across – Hero met : THEOREM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sated : DATES
2-down – First woman to sit in the British House of Commons : NANCY
3-down – Chestnuts cooked in syrup and given a shiny coating : MARRONSGLACES
4-down – University grounds : CAMPUS
5-down – Sparkle : EFFERVESCENCE
6-down – Listen : TINSEL
7-down – Upright posture : STANCE
12-down – Smallest particle in an element able to take part in a chemical reaction : ATOM
14-down – Jump in figure skating : LUTZ
15-down – Indifference : APATHY
16-down – Great Russian sturgeon — Arctic whale : BELUGA
17-down – Vent : OUTLET
19-down – See 2 : ASTOR
20-down – Classic racecourse : EPSOM
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.