This crossword No. 1325 clues and answers were published on Sun 21 Feb 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1325 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – One in command or very successful : KINGOFTHEHILL
8-across – Kidnap for naval service; press : SHANGHAI
9-across – Piece next to a knight on a chessboard : ROOK
10-across – Ashes: stays : REMAINS
12-across – Accustomed; par : USUAL
14-across – Rate: central nervous system stimulant : SPEED
16-across – In accord with the latest fad; stylish : VOGUISH
19-across – Support for a coffin : BIER
20-across – Island in San Francisco Bay, once a prison : ALCATRAZ
22-across – Extremely disappointed and/or frustrated : SICKASAPARROT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Quintessence; significance : PITH
2-down – African country, capital Kampala : UGANDA
3-down – Casually thoughtless or inconsiderate : OFFHAND
4-down – Part of a church in front of the altar often separated from the nave by a screen or rail : CHOIR
5-down – One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World : PHAROS
6-down – Numbers unsuccessfully competing in a race : ALSORANS
11-down – I exit PLC? : EXPLICIT
13-down – Extractor used to deliver babies : FORCEPS
15-down – Interjection announcing a great discovery : EUREKA
17-down – Improvement: throw over : UPTURN
18-down – Gounod opera, primarily on Marlowe’s play : FAUST
21-down – Old Testament minor prophet and book : AMOS
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.