This crossword No. 1201 clues and answers were published on Sun 07 Oct 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1201 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Manage : COPE
3-across – The West : OCCIDENT
8-across – Respite : LULL
9-across – Stroke of luck : WINDFALL
11-across – Student of China : SINOLOGIST
14-across – Secure, stabilise : ANCHOR
15-across – Gold-coloured alloy : ORMOLU
17-across – Incessant talker : CHATTERBOX
20-across – Well-off : AFFLUENT
21-across – Forward, saucy : PERT
22-across – Circle of longitude : MERIDIAN
23-across – Heroic in scale : EPIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Gigantic : COLOSSAL
2-down – High-collared sweater or T-shirt : POLONECK
4-down – Cower : CRINGE
5-down – Tactless : INDISCREET
6-down – And the rest : ETAL
7-down – Cultivate : TILL
10-down – Tracker dog : BLOODHOUND
12-down – Bend over in pain, laughter etc. : DOUBLEUP
13-down – Impractical, idealistic and optimistic : QUIXOTIC
16-down – Lines of verse : STANZA
18-down – Placid : CALM
19-down – At a distance : AFAR
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.