This crossword No. 13225 clues and answers were published on Thu 27 Sep 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13225 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Implausible : FARFETCHED
7-across – Meat — in ovens : VENISON
8-across – Very unkind : CRUEL
10-across – Beams — fish : RAYS
11-across – Spiritualists : PSYCHICS
13-across – Socialise : HOBNOB
15-across – Dignified and sombre : SOLEMN
17-across – Stocky : THICKSET
18-across – Depressed : BLUE
21-across – “A rose-red city — ‘half as old as Time’ ” : PETRA
22-across – Ancient warship with three banks of oars : TRIREME
23-across – Right to express one’s views publicly : FREESPEECH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Have a crush on : FANCY
2-down – Flower — climbed : ROSE
3-down – Resent : ERNEST
4-down – Break of day : COCKCROW
5-down – Scholarly : ERUDITE
6-down – To an exaggerated degree : OVERTHETOP
9-down – Second most populous city in the US : LOSANGELES
12-down – Colleague : WORKMATE
14-down – Thin bubble on the skin : BLISTER
16-down – Be quiet : BELTUP
19-down – Bloodsucking worm : LEECH
20-down – Location : SITE
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.