This crossword No. 11421 clues and answers were published on Wed 13 Dec 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11421 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Arachnophobic nursery rhyme character : MISSMUFFET
7-across – Gun with short barrel used for lobbing shells : HOWITZER
8-across – Don’t blow! : SUCK
9-across – Porkpie and pillbox attire : HATS
10-across – Nature – extract : ESSENCE
12-across – US country fling with couples in formations : SQUAREDANCE
14-across – Sob : WHIMPER
16-across – Rugged rock face : CRAG
19-across – Variety of agate : ONYX
20-across – Doomed : ILLFATED
21-across – Minor : SMALLSCALE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Loiter in bored fashion : MOOCH
2-down – Massage therapy using pressure points : SHIATSU
3-down – Network of confusing paths : MAZE
4-down – Hearth : FIRESIDE
5-down – Follow : ENSUE
6-down – Winter spike : ICICLE
11-down – Of blood vessels : ARTERIAL
12-down – Ancient riddler : SPHINX
13-down – Blissful state : NIRVANA
15-down – Pithy statement of a general truth : MAXIM
17-down – They come in gaggles and skeins : GEESE
18-down – Deciduous trees : ELMS
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.