This crossword No. 12671 clues and answers were published on Mon 20 Dec 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12671 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Stitching for a wound : SUTURE
4-across – Awkward predicament : SCRAPE
8-across – Not suitable : UNAPT
9-across – Coax : WHEEDLE
10-across – Clown : BUFFOON
11-across – Drunken bout : SPREE
12-across – Yuri Gagarin, for example : COSMONAUT
17-across – India’s first prime minister : NEHRU
19-across – Odd : BIZARRE
21-across – Northern English town — capital of Nova Scotia : HALIFAX
22-across – Fat : OBESE
23-across – Spade with upturned sides : SHOVEL
24-across – Shrub with purple-black oval berries : MYRTLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Short and thick : STUBBY
2-down – Trade illegally : TRAFFIC
3-down – Proportion : RATIO
5-down – Stamford Bridge team : CHELSEA
6-down – Tree related to the birch : ALDER
7-down – Football : ELEVEN
9-down – Narrow container for plants : WINDOWBOX
13-down – Frothy dish made with egg whites : SOUFFLE
14-down – Rush of water : TORRENT
15-down – Moves slowly and cautiously : INCHES
16-down – Go back on a promise : RENEGE
18-down – Common greeting : HELLO
20-down – Polish currency : ZLOTY
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.