This crossword No. 1244 clues and answers were published on Sun 04 Aug 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1244 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Wet blanket : KILLJOY
5-across – Strike a chord : STRUM
8-across – Carried a torch : PINED
9-across – Recognising: cunning : KNOWING
10-across – Beyond understanding : ABOVEONESHEAD
11-across – Put on a pedestal; favour : ESTEEM
12-across – Physicist Fermi : ENRICO
15-across – Wind strength gauge : BEAUFORTSCALE
18-across – One of a broken set; scrap : ODDMENT
19-across – Eastern potentate : AMEER
20-across – Stretch of gently undulating seaside land associated with golf : LINKS
21-across – Sending off symbol : REDCARD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Tenth letter of the Greek alphabet : KAPPA
2-down – Restart function in rugby : LINEOUT
3-down – Infamous 17th century Chief Justice of the King’s Bench : JUDGEJEFFREYS
4-down – Crosspiece linking a pair of oxen in harness : YOKING
5-down – Discloses plans; reveals cards : SHOWSONESHAND
6-down – Pay increase : RAISE
7-down – Biblical battle site, ‘Armageddon’ in Hebrew : MEGIDDO
11-down – Draw into; involve deeply : EMBROIL
13-down – Rio waterfront next to Copacabana Beach : IPANEMA
14-down – To roar? : ORATOR
16-down – Extension; computer peripheral : ADDON
17-down – Made a mistake : ERRED
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.