This crossword No. 1053 clues and answers were published on Sun 29 Nov 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1053 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Confused mess : DOGSBREAKFAST
8-across – Cultivate : TILL
9-across – Be out of one’s depth : FLOUNDER
10-across – Slightly unwell : OUTOFSORTS
12-across – Savage : BRUTAL
14-across – Fortified wine : SHERRY
15-across – Urchin : RAGAMUFFIN
19-across – Irresolute : HESITANT
20-across – Spoken : ORAL
21-across – Simultaneously : ATTHESAMETIME
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Death notice : OBITUARY
3-down – Volley : SALVO
4-down – Repudiation : REFUSAL
5-down – Love affair : AMOUR
6-down – Adroitness : FINESSE
7-down – Scene of 1956 crisis : SUEZ
11-down – Linked together : ARMINARM
13-down – Taint : TARNISH
14-down – Token : SYMPTOM
16-down – Informer, nark : GRASS
17-down – Show disregard for : FLOUT
18-down – Badgers’ lair : SETT
This crossword has in total 22 where 10 are across and 12 are down.