This crossword No. 14178 clues and answers were published on Sat 17 Oct 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 14178 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Basic drumming sequence — dip a ladder : PARADIDDLE
7-across – Armed thieves : BRIGANDS
8-across – Cover snugly — food : TUCK
9-across – One of two main branches of Islam : SHIA
10-across – Bacterial disease of sheep and cattle : ANTHRAX
12-across – Ex-England cricketer Marcus — cricket shot : TRESCOTHICK
14-across – Pair : TWOSOME
16-across – Stuff : CRAM
19-across – By mouth : ORAL
20-across – Food dish : OMELETTE
21-across – Cricket stroke — divorce rev : COVERDRIVE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – European capital : PARIS
2-down – Syncopated piano music — migrate : RAGTIME
3-down – Immerse briefly in a liquid : DUNK
4-down – Lack of agreement : DISUNITY
5-down – Gate fastening : LATCH
6-down – Anti-aircraft gun : ACKACK
11-down – Intimate and cosy gossip : SCHMOOZE
12-down – Frustrate : THWART
13-down – From Jaffa, perhaps? : ISRAELI
15-down – Ovals : SALVO
17-down – 100cm : METRE
18-down – Plant growing in the wrong place! : WEED
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.