This crossword No. 12527 clues and answers were published on Mon 05 Jul 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12527 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – : MUFFLE
4-across – Brief spell of precipitation : SHOWER
8-across – Town and airport northwest of London : LUTON
9-across – Self-important : POMPOUS
10-across – Cruft’s, for example : DOGSHOW
11-across – Drive back : REPEL
12-across – Outer layer of skin : EPIDERMIS
17-across – Sound of old train — make happy? : CHUFF
19-across – Wise guy : KNOWALL
21-across – Moving from side to side : ROCKING
22-across – Short and sharp : TERSE
23-across – Scold : BERATE
24-across – Lethal : DEADLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Agreeable succession of musical sounds : MELODY
2-down – Tiredness : FATIGUE
3-down – Meal : LUNCH
5-down – Run-of-the-mill : HUMDRUM
6-down – War cry — cough : WHOOP
7-down – Without caution : RASHLY
9-down – Barrel for holding explosive : POWDERKEG
13-down – Impose : INFLICT
14-down – Bearing the marks of wounds : SCARRED
15-down – Sacred beetle : SCARAB
16-down – One of the Seven Dwarfs : SLEEPY
18-down – Open sore : ULCER
20-down – Fantastic : OUTRE
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.