This crossword No. 13161 clues and answers were published on Sat 14 Jul 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13161 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Office of the pontiff : PAPACY
4-across – American buffalo : BISON
7-across – Ukrainian peninsula, theatre of 1853-6 war : CRIMEA
8-across – Position at which an angle is formed : CORNER
9-across – Alone : SOLO
10-across – Australian state : TASMANIA
12-across – Aria from Turandot : NESSUNDORMA
17-across – Device for plucking hairs : TWEEZERS
19-across – Change direction sharply : VEER
20-across – Give pleasure : PLEASE
21-across – Walk with a bounce : LOLLOP
22-across – Little tune : DITTY
23-across – Cling : ADHERE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Steal : PURLOIN
2-down – Grandiloquent : POMPOUS
3-down – Female cabaret singer : CHANTEUSE
4-down – Sweeper : BROOM
5-down – Word with the same meaning : SYNONYM
6-down – Expected : NORMAL
11-down – Extra dish of lettuce, tomato etc? : SIDESALAD
13-down – Component — factor : ELEMENT
14-down – Go round : REVOLVE
15-down – Plant of the buttercup family — one name : ANEMONE
16-down – Asinine : STUPID
18-down – Showing spirited enjoyment : ZESTY
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.