This crossword No. 1038 clues and answers were published on Sun 16 Aug 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1038 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Native American war-axe : TOMAHAWK
5-across – Scottish west coast fishing and ferry port : OBAN
9-across – Send, as payment : REMIT
10-across – 1920s and 30s style of art and architecture : ARTDECO
11-across – Oxford college originally named after its founder, Cardinal Wolsey : CHRISTCHURCH
13-across – Allot : ASSIGN
14-across – Canny : ADROIT
17-across – Succeeds in a particular field; reaches the summit : GETSTOTHETOP
20-across – Overly-filled : BRIMFUL
21-across – Artist’s stand : EASEL
22-across – Extensions to buildings at right angles: archaic cloth measurements : ELLS
23-across – Scholarly: hypothetical : ACADEMIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Mountain pool: French department : TARN
2-down – Name of city at different times overlooking the Nile and Mississippi? : MEMPHIS
3-down – Being naturally friendly or well-suited : HITTINGITOFF
4-down – Ghost-like apparition : WRAITH
6-down – Of music played without referring to a written score : BYEAR
7-down – Apprentice; newcomer to a religion, job, society, etc… : NEOPHYTE
8-down – …and where he/she may be thrown in? : ATTHEDEEPEND
12-down – Bleating? : TANGIBLE
15-down – American and Australian marsupial, often with the first letter dropped : OPOSSUM
16-down – Print style used for emphasis, titles of books, etc : ITALIC
18-down – Fabric woven to produce a surface of diagonal parallel ridges : TWILL
19-down – Political or economic confederation : BLOC
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.