This crossword No. 1219 clues and answers were published on Sun 10 Feb 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1219 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Look after the shop : HOLDTHEFORT
8-across – Patron saint of Norway : OLAV
9-across – Paper version of something created electronically : HARDCOPY
10-across – Strait of ——- separates Sicily from mainland Italy : MESSINA
12-across – Legislate: carry out : ENACT
14-across – Means of restarting play in rugby : SCRUM
16-across – Narrow footway over a stage : CATWALK
19-across – Fleet of : FLOTILLA
20-across – Verdi opera : AIDA
22-across – Guiding : TAKINGINTOW
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Indian dish made of legumes, mainly lentils : DHAL
2-down – First king to unite the Franks in 509 : CLOVIS
3-down – Get inch? : ETCHING
4-down – Put down : DECRY
5-down – Bird known for its large colourful bill : TOUCAN
6-down – Irregular; unusual : ATYPICAL
11-down – Intensify; step up : ESCALATE
13-down – Mosquito-transmitted disease : MALARIA
15-down – Understanding; learning : UPTAKE
17-down – Apparition; phantom : WRAITH
18-down – Russian buckwheat pancake : BLINI
21-down – Ulster county : DOWN
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.