This crossword No. 1009 clues and answers were published on Sun 25 Jan 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1009 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Hydromassage facility : SPA
3-across – Beyond control : OUTOFHAND
8-across – Cause a complete reversal of circumstances : TURNTHETABLES
9-across – Christian in communion with the see of Canterbury : ANGLICAN
10-across – Scissors cut : SNIP
12-across – Tie up : TETHER
13-across – Savoury appetiser, often accompanied by Champagne : CANAPE
15-across – Mountain defile : PASS
16-across – Simmer on : MISNOMER
18-across – Failing; eliciting no successful response : DRAWINGABLANK
20-across – Not marked by the use of reason : SENSELESS
21-across – Jaws or gullet of a voracious animal : MAW
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Drunkard : SOT
2-down – Perfectly fit and well : ASRIGHTASRAIN
3-down – Improbable winner : OUTSIDER
4-down – Inhabitant of an ancient Egyptian capital : THEBAN
5-down – Ground-to-air attack: verbal abuse : FLAK
6-down – Of extreme length : ASLONGASMYARM
7-down – Go missing : DISAPPEAR
9-down – Opposite sides of a sphere: Down Under : ANTIPODES
11-down – Most commonly used : CANNABIS
14-down – Small wooded hollow : DINGLE
17-down – Give as an example : CITE
19-down – Location of the Royal Botanic Gardens in London : KEW
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.