This crossword No. 13227 clues and answers were published on Sat 29 Sep 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13227 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Opposed to : ANTI
3-across – London’s busiest airport : HEATHROW
9-across – Large strong bag : HOLDALL
10-across – Lizard : GECKO
11-across – Fifty-fifty : EVENS
12-across – Lose one’s temper : GETMAD
14-across – Tiny : INFINITESIMAL
17-across – Without success : INVAIN
19-across – Russian river : VOLGA
22-across – Ideas : ASIDE
23-across – Unpredictable : ERRATIC
24-across – Amusing reminiscence : ANECDOTE
25-across – Wrestling contest : BOUT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Strong, fit and active : ATHLETIC
2-down – Accent used : TILDE
4-down – State of awareness : ENLIGHTENMENT
5-down – Miserly : TIGHT
6-down – Miracle : RECLAIM
7-down – Yarn — cloth : WOOL
8-down – Sherlock Holmes’s sidekick : WATSON
13-down – With a neat, respectable appearance : CLEANCUT
15-down – Publication by and for amateur enthusiasts : FANZINE
16-down – Arduous — dangerous : SEVERE
18-down – In front : AHEAD
20-down – Dismiss : LETGO
21-down – In senile dotage : GAGA
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.