This crossword No. 1044 clues and answers were published on Sun 27 Sep 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1044 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – More recent : LATTERDAY
8-across – Dry river bed : WADI
9-across – Menace : THREATEN
10-across – Careless : REMISS
11-across – Rugby full time : NOSIDE
13-across – Frustrate : THWART
15-across – Scarcity : DEARTH
16-across – Well-off : AFFLUENT
18-across – Floating ice : FLOE
19-across – Iron pyrites : FOOLSGOLD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Palatial church : BASILICA
2-down – Standing, rank : STATUS
3-down – Rehearsal, test : DRYRUN
4-down – Fete : GALA
6-down – Cobbled together : MAKESHIFT
7-down – Damnation : PERDITION
12-down – Gibbet : SCAFFOLD
14-down – Times three : TREBLE
15-down – Senility : DOTAGE
17-down – Plunder : LOOT
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.