This crossword No. 1087 clues and answers were published on Sun 24 Jul 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1087 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Congratulate : SLAPONTHEBACK
8-across – Seed : NUT
9-across – Fly, garcon : GYRFALCON
10-across – Relative by marriage : SONINLAW
11-across – Travelled quickly : SPED
13-across – Make evident : ATTEST
14-across – Apprise: grass! : INFORM
16-across – Great merriment : GLEE
17-across – Against a river’s natural flow : UPSTREAM
20-across – Introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of: immunise : INOCULATE
21-across – Rent out: grant : LET
22-across – Important step towards an achievement : HALFTHEBATTLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Polishes : SANDS
2-down – Behaving in a silly way : ACTINGTHEFOOL
3-down – Accompanist, keyboard player : ORGANIST
4-down – Fearsome person: kind of sauce : TARTAR
5-down – Combination of style and vigour : ELAN
6-down – : ACCEPTONESLOT
7-down – Realm : KINGDOM
12-down – Curse; object of loathing : ANATHEMA
13-down – Extreme torment : ANGUISH
15-down – Narcotic : OPIATE
18-down – 1.094 yards : METRE
19-down – Hard animal fat used in cooking : SUET
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.