This crossword No. 1359 clues and answers were published on Sun 17 Oct 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1359 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Gain after expenses, tax etc. : NETPROFIT
8-across – Wading bird : HERON
9-across – Long-billed water bird : PELICAN
10-across – Official list : REGISTER
11-across – Volcano : ETNA
13-across – Castrato : EUNUCH
14-across – Harden metal by heating : ANNEAL
16-across – Jumbled mixture : HASH
17-across – Uncommunicative : TACITURN
19-across – Tool : UTENSIL
20-across – Tableware : CHINA
21-across – Eradicate : EXTIRPATE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Without equal : NONESUCH
2-down – Formal headgear : TOPPER
3-down – Part in a play; function : ROLE
4-down – Take the consequences of one’s actions : FACETHEMUSIC
5-down – Broad-brimmed cowboy headgear : TENGALLONHAT
6-down – Storage vault for bones : CHARNELHOUSE
7-down – Be reluctant to act : DRAGONESFEET
12-down – Surround : ENCIRCLE
15-down – Spanish rice dish : PAELLA
18-down – Russian emperor : TSAR
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.