This crossword No. 1231 clues and answers were published on Sun 05 May 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1231 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Gardening tool : DUTCHHOE
5-across – Desist : STOP
9-across – Beast-like, untamed : FERAL
10-across – Ballroom dance : TWOSTEP
11-across – Shrewdness : PERSPICACITY
13-across – Obsessive type : ANORAK
14-across – Range of mountains : SIERRA
17-across – Extremely remote : BACKOFBEYOND
20-across – Indecent : OBSCENE
21-across – Put to death without trial : LYNCH
22-across – Squirrel’s nest : DREY
23-across – Highland sword : CLAYMORE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Adroit : DEFT
2-down – Submarine missile : TORPEDO
3-down – Fairly drunk : HALFSEASOVER
4-down – Get the better of : OUTWIT
6-down – To be performed by the whole orchestra : TUTTI
7-down – Childhood plumpness : PUPPYFAT
8-down – Mediaeval allegorical drama : MORALITYPLAY
12-down – Hostility, enmity : BADBLOOD
15-down – Come across : RUNINTO
16-down – Descend by rope : ABSEIL
18-down – Social class : CASTE
19-down – Clarified butter : GHEE
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.