This crossword No. 1195 clues and answers were published on Sun 26 Aug 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1195 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Back side : NAPE
3-across – Obvious; perceptible : PALPABLE
9-across – Dutch Post-impressionist painter noted for his use of colour : VANGOGH
10-across – Classical Peloponnese city, once the greatest in Greece : ARGOS
11-across – Contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used : BATTLEOFWITS
13-across – Hesitant; not certain : UNSURE
15-across – Heavy, starchy and hard to digest : STODGY
17-across – To and fro : BACKANDFORTH
20-across – Kick out, expel : EVICT
21-across – Requiring free oxygen for respiration : AEROBIC
22-across – O! I’m sharp : APHORISM
23-across – Image, often carved, worshipped as a god : IDOL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Colour traditionally worn by officers at sea : NAVYBLUE
2-down – Burgundy grape of several varieties : PINOT
4-down – Israeli port, one of the five major Philistine cities : ASHDOD
5-down – Take foolish risks : PLAYWITHFIRE
6-down – Intolerant; racially or religiously biased : BIGOTED
7-down – Move quietly: leisure : EASE
8-down – One self-propelled on several wheels : ROLLERSKATER
12-down – Fabulous, fictitious or idealised, as in a reference to the past : MYTHICAL
14-down – Code of law derived from the Qu’ran and Mohammed’s teachings : SHARIAH
16-down – Historical records : ANNALS
18-down – Affected by hydrophobia : RABID
19-down – Sacred Hindu writings : VEDA
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.