This crossword No. 12213 clues and answers were published on Wed 01 Jul 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 12213 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Strengthening : FORTIFICATION
8-across – Lower house of the Irish parliament : DAIL
9-across – Likely to be believed : CREDIBLE
10-across – Feign unawareness : PLAYPOSSUM
12-across – Despicable — with dried crusts : SCABBY
14-across – At the back of : BEHIND
15-across – : STATISTICS
19-across – Nudist : NATURIST
20-across – Herb used in cooking : DILL
21-across – Punctilious military discipline : SPITANDPOLISH
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Concerning a particular locality : OFAPLACE
3-down – Count : TALLY
4-down – Building used for making or assembling items : FACTORY
5-down – Board game : CHESS
6-down – Victory : TRIUMPH
7-down – Eye lustfully : OGLE
11-down – Finger bones : KNUCKLES
13-down – Small crisp cake : BISCUIT
14-down – Having houses etc : BUILTUP
16-down – Foreign : ALIEN
17-down – : TIDAL
18-down – Breathe sharply in amazement, horror etc : GASP
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.