This crossword No. 1315 clues and answers were published on Sun 13 Dec 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1315 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Tincture of opium : LAUDANUM
5-across – Spanish surrealist painter, 1904-89 : DALI
9-across – Berry-bearing shrub : ELDER
10-across – With all possible speed : HOTFOOT
11-across – Without any legal encumbrance : FREEANDCLEAR
13-across – Caribbean religious cult : VOODOO
14-across – So long : BYEBYE
17-across – Recognise lad : CLOSEGRAINED
20-across – High-powered : DYNAMIC
21-across – Two-masted sailing vessel : KETCH
22-across – Nostradamus, for one : SEER
23-across – Collective sculptures : STATUARY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Positions on course where golf balls stop rolling : LIES
2-down – Tolerate, withstand : UNDERGO
3-down – Contract : AGREETOTERMS
4-down – Physically let go : UNHAND
6-down – Aforementioned : ABOVE
7-down – Worldwide computer network : INTERNET
8-down – Difficult or awkward situation : STICKYWICKET
12-down – Pear-shaped tropical American fruits : AVOCADOS
15-down – Drink made from boiled meat : BEEFTEA
16-down – German dramatist and librettist, 1898-1956 : BRECHT
18-down – Imperial quantity : OUNCE
19-down – Nautical greeting : AHOY
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.