This crossword No. 12625 clues and answers were published on Wed 27 Oct 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12625 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ruthlessness : BRUTALITY
8-across – Team game played with horses : POLO
9-across – Roman toys : ASTRONOMY
10-across – Rotate : SPIN
13-across – Small oar : SCULL
15-across – With serenity : CALMLY
16-across – Capital of Taiwan : TAIPEI
17-across – State of well-being : HEALTH
19-across – Burn slightly : SCORCH
20-across – Open land with scrubby vegetation : HEATH
21-across – Quote as evidence : CITE
24-across – Free : ATLIBERTY
25-across – Gain by labour : EARN
26-across – First version : PROTOTYPE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Bread baked for babies : RUSK
3-down – : TURF
4-down – Extreme folly : LUNACY
5-down – Violent disturbance : TUMULT
6-down – Melodramatic TV serial : SOAPOPERA
7-down – Blatant : DOWNRIGHT
11-down – Team game played with long sticks : ICEHOCKEY
12-down – Fool Tracy : OLFACTORY
13-down – One of the seven deadly sins : SLOTH
14-down – Deciduous conifer : LARCH
18-down – Bully — Trojan warrior : HECTOR
19-down – Rigorous : STRICT
22-down – Portable shelter : TENT
23-down – Pace : STEP
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.