This crossword No. 1193 clues and answers were published on Sun 12 Aug 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1193 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Plant lice : APHIDS
4-across – Bactrian, for one? : CAMEL
8-across – Vernal geophysical phenomenon : SPRINGEQUINOX
9-across – French Pyrenean resort, capital of old Bearn : PAU
10-across – Polygons with nine angles : ENNEAGONS
12-across – Set off; take the plunge : GETCRACKING
14-across – Large loose top : SLOPPYJOE
15-across – Peculiar; irregular : ODD
17-across – Equestrian competition of show jumping, dressage and cross country : THREEDAYEVENT
19-across – Uncredited actor : EXTRA
20-across – Lack of interest; torpor : APATHY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Legendary fabler : AESOP
2-down – Agatha Christie’s Belgian detective : HERCULEPOIROT
3-down – Conical headgear of the not too intelligent : DUNCESCAP
4-down – French vineyard’s level of wine quality : CRU
5-down – Seasonal tropical woodland : MONSOONFOREST
6-down – Exalts : LAXEST
7-down – Victor Hugo’s protagonist in Les Miserables : JEANVALJEAN
11-down – Of mud, for example, too deep for ordinary shoes : ANKLEDEEP
13-down – African fly associated with sleeping sickness : TSETSE
16-down – Jaunty tune : DITTY
18-down – Geological subdivision of time : ERA
This crossword has in total 22 where 11 are across and 11 are down.