This crossword No. 1488 clues and answers were published on Sun 14 Apr 2024 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1488 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Priest, minister etc, : CLERGYMAN
8-across – Habitual : USUAL
9-across – Definitive example : CLASSIC
10-across – Excited or anxious uncertainty : SUSPENSE
11-across – Cheese of Greek origin : FETA
13-across – Encroachment : INROAD
14-across – Excellent : SUPERB
16-across – Standard, the rule : NORM
17-across – Shared : COMMUNAL
19-across – Embargo, ban : BOYCOTT
20-across – Narcotics : DRUGS
21-across – Despised, detested : EXECRATED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Dead end : CULDESAC
2-down – Pardon : EXCUSE
3-down – Incentivise, stimulate : GOAD
4-down – Minor offence : MISDEMEANOUR
5-down – Sleepwalking : NOCTAMBULISM
6-down – Open to argument : QUESTIONABLE
7-down – Child’s verse : NURSERYRHYME
12-down – Archaic : OUTMODED
15-down – Small songbird : TOMTIT
18-down – South African; Afrikaan : BOER
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.