This crossword No. 13146 clues and answers were published on Wed 27 Jun 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13146 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – North Italian region, capital Bologna : EMILIAROMAGNA
8-across – Awkward person : OAF
9-across – Style of ragtime piano music : HONKYTONK
10-across – Support for those climbing stairs : HANDRAIL
11-across – Taj Mahal location : AGRA
13-across – Enlarge : EXPAND
14-across – Part of the connecting rod in a piston engine : BIGEND
16-across – Underground part of a plant : ROOT
17-across – You are in trouble when you are in someone’s ____ : BADBOOKS
20-across – UK’s standard : UNIONJACK
21-across – Sticky gunge : GOO
22-across – Extraterrestrial objects, apparently observed by some people : FLYINGSAUCERS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Distinctive period of time : EPOCH
2-down – Young genius : INFANTPRODIGY
3-down – Underlying — integral : INHERENT
4-down – Sour — smelling bad : RANCID
5-down – Irish county : MAYO
6-down – He kissed the girls and made them cry : GEORGIEPORGIE
7-down – Clumsy : AWKWARD
12-down – Mythical faraway place : TIMBUKTU
13-down – One of a pair for warming the side of the head : EARMUFF
15-down – French port opposite Dover : CALAIS
18-down – Acne : SPOTS
19-down – Author unknown : ANON
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.