This crossword No. 12508 clues and answers were published on Sat 12 Jun 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12508 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Stomach complaint : GASTRITIS
8-across – Gain knowledge : LEARN
9-across – Chilean desert : ATACAMA
10-across – Wickedness : INIQUITY
11-across – Small area of land in water : ISLE
13-across – Land — hat — cigar : PANAMA
14-across – World’s second-largest country by area : CANADA
16-across – Exercise power : RULE
17-across – Extensive view : PANORAMA
19-across – US state : ALABAMA
20-across – : CALVE
21-across – Dismantle : TAKEAPART
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Card game : GINRUMMY
2-down – Song of the sea : SHANTY
3-down – Use a scythe : REAP
4-down – Convertible from English to French, say : TRANSLATABLE
5-down – Carefully arranged for a desired effect : STAGEMANAGED
6-down – Crucial : ALLIMPORTANT
7-down – Snowdonia, for example : NATIONALPARK
12-down – Trim hair close to the scalp : RAZORCUT
15-down – Tomorrow — at an unspecified point in the future : MANANA
18-down – Tibetan priest : LAMA
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.