This crossword No. 13369 clues and answers were published on Fri 15 Mar 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 13369 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Italian cheese : GORGONZOLA
7-across – Treat as a celebrity — elision : LIONISE
8-across – Bye! : ADIOS
10-across – Seductive woman — passage of jazz : VAMP
11-across – Hawaiian capital : HONOLULU
13-across – Involuntary spasm of the diaphragm : HICCUP
15-across – Mate : FRIEND
17-across – Arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude : TOUCHING
18-across – Assert to be the case : AVER
21-across – Armed robbery : HEIST
22-across – Flexible : ELASTIC
23-across – Clare Short : ORCHESTRAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Person taking care of horses : GROOM
2-down – Controlling strap : REIN
3-down – Gooner : OREGON
4-down – Fanatical behaviour : ZEALOTRY
5-down – Time available for relaxation : LEISURE
6-down – Knot for fastening a line temporarily to a post : CLOVEHITCH
9-down – Audio recording of a film : SOUNDTRACK
12-down – Small songbird : NUTHATCH
14-down – Person delivering a parcel, say, by motorcycle : COURIER
16-down – Except if : UNLESS
19-down – Of key importance : VITAL
20-down – Light coloured : FAIR
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.