This crossword No. 11114 clues and answers were published on Mon 19 Dec 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11114 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – How the world began – but not how it ends : WITHABANG
8-across – Fool : IDIOT
9-across – Endure : UNDERGO
10-across – Garments : CLOTHING
11-across – Circle of wood etc : HOOP
13-across – Wading bird with upturned bill : AVOCET
14-across – Manual : ALUMNA
16-across – Small bunch of hair etc : TUFT
17-across – Opera by Puccini : TURANDOT
19-across – He was invited to lay on : MACDUFF
20-across – Welsh dog : CORGI
21-across – ‘North by ____’ : NORTHWEST
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sentinels : WATCHMEN
2-down – Absconder from school : TRUANT
3-down – Opera by Verdi : AIDA
4-down – RAF equivalent to brigadier : AIRCOMMODORE
5-down – do. to colonel : GROUPCAPTAIN
6-down – do. to private : AIRCRAFTSMAN
7-down – do. to second lieutenant : PILOTOFFICER
12-down – Sharp : CLEARCUT
15-down – Deaden : MUFFLE
18-down – Plenty : MUCH
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.