This crossword No. 13217 clues and answers were published on Tue 18 Sep 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13217 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Items of use to the gardener : WATERINGCANS
9-across – Strangely frightening : EERIE
10-across – Extreme deviation from the mean — our tile : OUTLIER
11-across – Electrically charged : LIVE
12-across – Number of holes on a golf course : EIGHTEEN
14-across – Unit of capacity : GALLON
15-across – Comprehend — a depth of six feet : FATHOM
18-across – Tea : ROSIELEE
20-across – Type of melon : OGEN
22-across – So-called, but not in reality : NOMINAL
23-across – Metric measure of capacity : LITRE
24-across – Empirical : EXPERIMENTAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Advent : ARRIVAL
3-down – Adult sheep : EWES
4-down – Humorously sarcastic : IRONIC
5-down – The adage : GETAHEAD
6-down – Wonderland girl’s name : ALICE
7-down – Resolute : STRONGMINDED
8-down – Aggressive behaviour : BELLIGERENCE
13-down – Ruler of a colony — machine regulator : GOVERNOR
16-down – Afternoon meal : HIGHTEA
17-down – Place of uproar and confusion : BEDLAM
19-down – Provide a synopsis : SUMUP
21-down – Scottish valley : GLEN
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.