This crossword No. 11380 clues and answers were published on Thu 26 Oct 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11380 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – London and Paris, in Dickens’s tale : TWOCITIES
8-across – Jason’s ship : ARGO
9-across – Painter’s technique : BRUSHWORK
10-across – Cooker – likeness : SPIT
13-across – Spike : PRONG
15-across – Announcer : HERALD
16-across – Unimportant matters : TRIVIA
17-across – Portray : DEPICT
19-across – Recoil in fear : FLINCH
20-across – Afghan city : KABUL
21-across – Near : NIGH
24-across – Hard to give up : ADDICTIVE
25-across – Greek letter – small quantity : IOTA
26-across – All in the mind : IMAGINARY
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Make or become out of shape : WARP
3-down – Throw – actors : CAST
4-down – In the direction of : TOWARD
5-down – Wandering : ERRANT
6-down – Informal source of information : GRAPEVINE
7-down – Trouble with choppers : TOOTHACHE
11-down – Detective story : WHODUNNIT
12-down – Cause to reproduce : PROPAGATE
13-down – Courage – defeather : PLUCK
14-down – Interrogate : GRILL
18-down – Bicycle for two : TANDEM
19-down – Very angry : FUMING
22-down – Type of light WWII machine gun : STEN
23-down – Finished – on top of : OVER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.