This crossword No. 12490 clues and answers were published on Sat 22 May 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12490 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – New Zealand’s rugby team : ALLBLACKS
8-across – Holiday : LEAVE
9-across – Painter active in Delft, d. 1675 : VERMEER
10-across – Behave or dress strikingly : CUTADASH
11-across – Intend — average — poor : MEAN
13-across – Dupe : SUCKER
14-across – Write badly : SCRAWL
16-across – Insurrection : RIOT
17-across – Censure : REPROACH
19-across – More frosty : NIPPIER
20-across – Abide : DWELL
21-across – No slights : SLINGSHOT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – City in northeast Scotland : ABERDEEN
2-down – Prodigal — unrestrained : LAVISH
3-down – Enticement : LURE
4-down – Custard dessert flavoured with burnt sugar : CREMECARAMEL
5-down – Star long held : STRANGLEHOLD
6-down – Town of Northern Territory, Australia : ALICESPRINGS
7-down – Something already done : FAITACCOMPLI
12-down – Red cacti : ACCREDIT
15-down – Look for : SEARCH
18-down – Vitality : ZING
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.