This crossword No. 1189 clues and answers were published on Sun 15 Jul 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1189 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Experience which inflates a person’s self-importance : EGOTRIP
5-across – Glaze; jellied garnish : ASPIC
8-across – Saigon, as was : HOCHIMINHCITY
9-across – Solution of sugars, salts and minerals in plants : SAP
10-across – Permanently-installed bathroom sink : WASHBASIN
12-across – Diminutive : PETITE
13-across – Open to, or concerning, the people as a whole : PUBLIC
15-across – Caver hero : OVERREACH
16-across – Grazing area, meadow : LEA
18-across – Indulgent fantasy : FLIGHTOFFANCY
20-across – Auguste —– sculptor of The Kiss and The Thinker : RODIN
21-across – Holds back; restrains : RESISTS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cultural values of a person or group : ETHOS
2-down – Engross; obsess : OCCUPYTHEMIND
3-down – Precipitation product : RAINWATER
4-down – Religious teacher, ‘elder’ in New Testament Greek : PRIEST
5-down – Shade of blonde : ASH
6-down – Horizontal markings on ships used as a guide to displacement levels when loading : PLIMSOLLLINES
7-down – Of the practice of preserving human corpses by deep-freezing : CRYONIC
11-down – Rebuffs; acts of ignoring : BRUSHOFFS
12-down – Propose; present for acceptance or rejection : PROFFER
14-down – Derive or receive pleasure from; have a taste of something : SAVOUR
17-down – Vast, extremely deep chasm : ABYSS
19-down – Barbarous invader and pillager of the early Middle Ages : HUN
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.