This crossword No. 12787 clues and answers were published on Thu 05 May 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12787 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Forerunner : PRECURSOR
8-across – King of Persia : SHAH
9-across – Get rid of : ELIMINATE
10-across – : TRIM
13-across – Uncompromising : RIGID
15-across – Intense fear : HORROR
16-across – Unimportant details : TRIVIA
17-across – Think of as likely to happen : EXPECT
19-across – China clay : KAOLIN
20-across – Moist : HUMID
21-across – Lump — beefcake : HUNK
24-across – Hold off : KEEPATBAY
25-across – Wound dressing : LINT
26-across – Without restraint : UNBRIDLED
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Part played : ROLE
3-down – Crest on the head of some birds : COMB
4-down – French impressionist painter, d. 1919 : RENOIR
5-down – Defeat by superior ingenuity : OUTWIT
6-down – Play by Sheridan set in Bath : THERIVALS
7-down – Sparkling wine : CHAMPAGNE
11-down – Starting point for a new experience : THRESHOLD
12-down – Advocate : PROPONENT
13-down – Freshwater fish : ROACH
14-down – Adder : DREAD
18-down – Large serving dish : TUREEN
19-down – Smoked herring : KIPPER
22-down – Horse-breeding establishment : STUD
23-down – Main part of a church : NAVE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.