This crossword No. 11227 clues and answers were published on Mon 01 May 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 11227 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Author of 21 : BOCCACCIO
8-across – Armistice : TRUCE
9-across – Fall of pitch : CADENCE
10-across – Treatment of the feet : PEDICURE
11-across – Piece of glass, usually curved : LENS
13-across – Young cow : HEIFER
14-across – Marsupial – play it to feign sleep : POSSUM
16-across – Barrier : WALL
17-across – Eastern : ORIENTAL
19-across – Dishonest : ROGUISH
20-across – Decisive evidence : PROOF
21-across – 14th century Italian book of tales : DECAMERON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Short trousers : BREECHES
2-down – Roman orator : CICERO
3-down – Verdi opera : AIDA
4-down – Talk : CONVERSATION
5-down – Make too straightforward : OVERSIMPLIFY
6-down – __! I want to get off : STOPTHEWORLD
7-down – One paralysed in every limb : QUADRIPLEGIC
12-down – Artless and straightforward : HOMESPUN
15-down – A 19 lord – old soldier : ARCHER
18-down – Solid – business : FIRM
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.