This crossword No. 13246 clues and answers were published on Mon 22 Oct 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13246 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Difficult situation : TIGHTSPOT
8-across – KwaZulu-____ , South African province : NATAL
9-across – Latter-Day Saints : MORMONS
10-across – Acquiring knowledge : LEARNING
11-across – Female singing voice : ALTO
13-across – Infants : BABIES
14-across – On the dot : PROMPT
16-across – Change direction : TURN
17-across – Opinion sampler : POLLSTER
19-across – Brought into the correct relationship : ALIGNED
20-across – Wrong : GROWN
21-across – In another place : ELSEWHERE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Gifted : TALENTED
2-down – Sign of the zodiac : GEMINI
3-down – Legal wrong : TORT
4-down – Announcement : PROCLAMATION
5-down – Male sex hormone : TESTOSTERONE
6-down – Virtually : INALLBUTNAME
7-down – Sweet, fleshy red fruit : STRAWBERRIES
12-down – Foreword : PROLOGUE
15-down – Cosset — pamper : CODDLE
18-down – Falling flakes : SNOW
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.