This crossword No. 12936 clues and answers were published on Wed 26 Oct 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12936 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Early bicycle : VELOCIPEDE
7-across – Dance performed with castanets : FLAMENCO
8-across – Carbon black : SOOT
9-across – Adherent of an Indian religion : SIKH
10-across – Long formal letter : EPISTLE
12-across – Casing where electrical wires all meet : JUNCTIONBOX
14-across – Automaton resembling a human being : ANDROID
16-across – Homeless : WAIF
19-across – Plant used in cookery : HERB
20-across – Protruding stomach : POTBELLY
21-across – Igor __, Firebird composer : STRAVINSKY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Mouse-like rodents found in fields and meadows : VOLES
2-down – Very young sheep : LAMBKIN
3-down – Small monetary unit : CENT
4-down – Dismiss contemptuously : POOHPOOH
5-down – Cleans a surface with a cloth : DUSTS
6-down – Brightest star in Gemini : POLLUX
11-down – Northeast African country : ETHIOPIA
12-down – Journey taken for pleasure : JUNKET
13-down – Sporting jackets : BLAZERS
15-down – Capital of Morocco : RABAT
17-down – Silliness — stupid mistake : FOLLY
18-down – Needle case : ETUI
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.