This crossword No. 1243 clues and answers were published on Sun 28 Jul 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1243 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables : RAGOUT
8-across – Dome : CUPOLA
9-across – Breakers : SURF
10-across – Cloudy; depressing : OVERCAST
11-across – Lasting a day : DIURNAL
13-across – Boast: cliff : BLUFF
15-across – Secure with rope : BELAY
16-across – Capital of Libya : TRIPOLI
18-across – Scattering or interspersing like dots: kind of sail : STUDDING
19-across – On pins and needles; nervously irritable : EDGY
21-across – Idle; slothful : OTIOSE
22-across – Character who gives a play, etc its title : EPONYM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Azerbaijan’s capital : BAKU
2-down – Bill Forsyth film : COMFORTANDJOY
3-down – Turkish dynasty for over 600 years: linen basket : OTTOMAN
4-down – Sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff : SCREE
5-down – Conrad’s Heart of Darkness as envisaged by Francis Ford Coppola : APOCALYPSENOW
6-down – Completely happy and contented : BLISSFUL
12-down – Personality profile : IDENTITY
14-down – Set off : TRIGGER
17-down – Kind of call: temptress : SIREN
20-down – Francisco de —- : GOYA
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.