This crossword No. 12531 clues and answers were published on Fri 09 Jul 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12531 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Penniless pie seeker : SIMPLE
4-across – See 1 : SIMON
7-across – Swallow up : ENGULF
8-across – Arranged in layers : TIERED
9-across – Network : GRID
10-across – : CATHOLIC
12-across – One making a controlled descent : PARACHUTIST
17-across – Of weddings, ruby : FORTIETH
19-across – Lose one’s cool — reverse side : FLIP
20-across – Forgive — allow to pass — plea : EXCUSE
21-across – Over-decorated : ORNATE
22-across – Tenth part once paid as tax : TITHE
23-across – Boy’s name : EDWARD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sheltered spot out of the shade : SUNTRAP
2-down – Decay gradually : MOULDER
3-down – Process eg from egg to imago to egg … : LIFECYCLE
4-down – Common family name : SMITH
5-down – Small spheres of glass — statuary : MARBLES
6-down – I refuse to play! : NODICE
11-down – Make superstitious gesture : TOUCHWOOD
13-down – Orange-coloured fruit : APRICOT
14-down – Spanish princess : INFANTA
15-down – Tortuous — deformed : TWISTED
16-down – Accomplish — result : EFFECT
18-down – Result — children : ISSUE
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.