This crossword No. 1056 clues and answers were published on Sun 20 Dec 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1056 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Easily annoyed : IRRITABLE
8-across – 45, eg? : DISC
9-across – Taking responsibility for something wrong : CARRYING
10-across – Keels over : SWOONS
11-across – See 9 : THECAN
13-across – Becoming upset or disconcerted : LOSING
15-across – Begin : SETOUT
16-across – See 13 : ONESCOOL
18-across – Skin condition associated with pimples : ACNE
19-across – Electoral say proportional in magnitude to numbers a delegate represents : BLOCKVOTE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cubby ——–, co-founder of the James Bond film franchise : BROCCOLI
2-down – Open-air stadium of antiquity : CIRCUS
3-down – Copycat who does not understand words or acts imitated : PARROT
4-down – Clever tactic : PLOY
6-down – Outlook; opinion : VIEWPOINT
7-down – Himalayan peak; Hindu goddess of plenty : ANNAPURNA
12-down – Theatre or opera break, often with incidental entertainment : ENTRACTE
14-down – Bad-tempered person : GROUCH
15-down – Clear liquid secreted into the mouth : SALIVA
17-down – Horizontal intrusion of igneous rock between sedimentaries, as in much of Hadrian’s Wall : SILL
This crossword has in total 20 where 10 are across and 10 are down.