This crossword No. 1271 clues and answers were published on Sun 09 Feb 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1271 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Set of ingenious plans: surprise package : BAGOFTRICKS
9-across – Eclipse: abstruse : OBSCURE
10-across – Muse of poets and musicians : ERATO
11-across – Members of the duck family : GEESE
12-across – Pacific tropical storm of hurricane strength : TYPHOON
13-across – Cancel; nullify : NEGATE
15-across – User-up? : PURSUE
18-across – Paperless travel authorisation issued online : ETICKET
20-across – Cheap : PLONK
22-across – In motion; up and about : ASTIR
23-across – Common-or-garden; par : AVERAGE
24-across – Clumsy; overbearing : HEAVYHANDED
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – In a church, an extension of the nave : AISLE
3-down – Ritzy; sumptuous : OPULENT
4-down – Compact; concord : TREATY
5-down – Freeze over; glaciate : ICEUP
6-down – Electric horns or warning hooters : KLAXONS
7-down – Wicked enchantress, half-sister and enemy of King Arthur : MORGANLEFAY
8-down – Tribal reservation massacred by the US army in 1890 – object of civil rights protests in 1973 : WOUNDEDKNEE
14-down – Cartilage; chewy piece of meat : GRISTLE
16-down – Largish unknown made-up number : UMPTEEN
17-down – Hook up; stick on : ATTACH
19-down – Russian musical company, main rival to the Bolshoi in opera and ballet : KIROV
21-down – Hold forth; address : ORATE
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.