This crossword No. 12621 clues and answers were published on Fri 22 Oct 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12621 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Native American from Arizona, New Mexico or Utah : NAVAJO
4-across – Female : WOMAN
7-across – Having deep pockets but short arms? : STINGY
8-across – Association football : SOCCER
9-across – Shout very loudly : BAWL
10-across – Practice of sewing pieces of decorative material together : APPLIQUE
12-across – : FRANKFURTER
17-across – Eve? : ADAMSRIB
19-across – Essence : PITH
20-across – Camera stand : TRIPOD
21-across – Units of measurement : INCHES
22-across – Freshly arranged music recording : REMIX
23-across – Kind of wine grape : MERLOT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Less than 50% : NOTHALF
2-down – Ice cream flavour : VANILLA
3-down – Middle-of-the-road type? : JAYWALKER
4-down – Convolution eg in the ear : WHORL
5-down – Monkey with a short or no tail : MACAQUE
6-down – Annoyed — upset — irritated : NARKED
11-down – Device to show the vertical : PLUMBLINE
13-down – Artistic movement representing people and things as they actually are : REALISM
14-down – Newsworthy? : TOPICAL
15-down – Fall back : RETREAT
16-down – US president : CARTER
18-down – Native American from between Lake Michigan and the Rockies : SIOUX
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.