This crossword No. 1400 clues and answers were published on Sun 31 Jul 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1400 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Come to pass : TRANSPIRE
8-across – Crowd of vigilantes : LYNCHMOB
9-across – Object of abuse or ridicule : BUTT
10-across – Ballet skirt : TUTU
11-across – Vigorous campaign : CRUSADE
13-across – Pun : PLAYONWORDS
15-across – Climbing aid : CRAMPON
17-across – Rebuff or spurn : SNUB
20-across – Follow : TAIL
21-across – Compulsive fasting : ANOREXIA
22-across – Hard grey metal, atomic no 4 : BERYLLIUM
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Italian cheese : RICOTTA
3-down – Deprived of sensation : NUMB
4-down – Tour of multiple hostelries : PUBCRAWL
5-down – Picture-based puzzle : REBUS
6-down – Growth, abscess : CYST
7-down – In disagreement : ATODDS
12-down – Having one spouse : MONOGAMY
13-down – Outcast : PARIAH
14-down – Poem with only two rhymes throughout : RONDEAU
16-down – Confused scuffle : MELEE
18-down – Enticement, lure : BAIT
19-down – Trick or deceive : FOOL
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.