This crossword No. 1138 clues and answers were published on Sun 23 Jul 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1138 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Avoid committing oneself; be neutral : SITONTHEFENCE
8-across – Towards the side away from the wind : LEE
9-across – Wow, Mr Lane! : LAWNMOWER
10-across – Usain Bolt, for instance : SPRINTER
11-across – Francisco de —- : GOYA
13-across – Beat with a flurry of punches : PUMMEL
14-across – Bela —— : BARTOK
16-across – Employs : USES
17-across – Sporting test of strength : TUGOFWAR
20-across – Sea-front drive : ESPLANADE
21-across – Boy, familiar : LAD
22-across – Texan city: name shared by colleges at Oxford and Cambridge : CORPUSCHRISTI
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Leader of the Jerusalem Church in Acts and Paul’s companion : SILAS
2-down – Death : THEGRIMREAPER
3-down – Not now as was : NOLONGER
4-down – Heavy rope for nautical use : HAWSER
5-down – Be mad or angry : FUME
6-down – Name given to Australia when colonised in 1788; a state since 1901 : NEWSOUTHWALES
7-down – Set aside specifically : EARMARK
12-down – One who disrupts or damages by design : SABOTEUR
13-down – Francis ——- : POULENC
15-down – Of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion : JUDAIC
18-down – Forearm bones: spokes : RADII
19-down – Capital of Azerbaijan : BAKU
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.