This crossword No. 12498 clues and answers were published on Tue 01 Jun 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12498 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Book borrower’s slip : LIBRARYTICKET
8-across – Leaves for brewing : TEA
9-across – Retailer of writing materials etc : STATIONER
10-across – Ship’s window : PORTHOLE
11-across – Hawaiian dance : HULA
13-across – Looseness : LAXITY
14-across – Turf accountant : BOOKIE
16-across – Foolish mistake : GOOF
17-across – Sit astride : STRADDLE
20-across – Jack Kerouac novel : ONTHEROAD
21-across – Wand — fishing stick : ROD
22-across – Early service : MORNINGPRAYER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Abatement : LETUP
2-down – Creator of Jeremy Fisher and Jemima Puddle-Duck : BEATRIXPOTTER
3-down – Person seeing beauty in art : AESTHETE
4-down – Every 365 or 366 days : YEARLY
5-down – Ms Murdoch : IRIS
6-down – Top US horse race : KENTUCKYDERBY
7-down – Caterer : TERRACE
12-down – Strainer : COLANDER
13-down – Space often lacking on a plane! : LEGROOM
15-down – Decisive — spicy — bright — tough : STRONG
18-down – Tree — wise counsellor : ELDER
19-down – Food shop or counter : DELI
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.