This crossword No. 853 clues and answers were published on Sun 29 Jan 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 853 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Enjoy a first success, perhaps after several failures : BREAKONES
8-across – See 1 : DUCK
9-across – Complete change of opinion or attitude : ABOUTFACE
10-across – Mother of Horus : ISIS
13-across – Sound : INLET
15-across – Conveniently near : ATHAND
16-across – Style of architecture, art, etc associated with the time of Louis XV : ROCOCO
17-across – Call to account : HAULUP
19-across – Senior male member of a royal family after the sovereign : PRINCE
20-across – Commotions : TODOS
21-across – Central point : NODE
24-across – Maintain a watch : KEEPVIGIL
25-across – Husband : LORD
26-across – See 25 : ANDMASTER
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Comes into contact with, physically or metaphorically : RUBS
3-down – Acute fever; shivering fit : AGUE
4-down – Act in disregard of the law : OFFEND
5-down – Artist who likes to make an impression? : ETCHER
6-down – Temporarily stops work : PUTSTOONE
7-down – Pistes : SKISLOPES
11-down – Move by human effort alone : MANHANDLE
12-down – See 2 : SHOULDERS
13-down – Contribution : INPUT
14-down – Capital of France’s Indre-et-Loire department : TOURS
18-down – Unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey : POTEEN
19-down – Quick-firing anti-aircraft gun; decoration in the form of a ball : POMPOM
22-down – Auction actions : BIDS
23-down – See 6 : SIDE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.