This crossword No. 1350 clues and answers were published on Sun 15 Aug 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1350 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Laboratory cylinder closed at one end : TESTTUBE
5-across – Come together; Eucharist : MASS
9-across – Cold; cheerless : BLEAK
10-across – Ring-shaped; forming a ring : ANNULAR
11-across – Lost an opportunity; left it too late : MISSEDTHEBUS
13-across – Sign on : NOSING
14-across – Put on the back burner : SHELVE
17-across – Gets rid of pent-up emotions : LETSOFFSTEAM
20-across – Lively symphonic movement : SCHERZO
21-across – Squeeze; precise : EXACT
22-across – Squint; suddenly change direction : SKEW
23-across – Second in order of preference : NEXTBEST
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Forbidden : TABU
2-down – Variety; in biology, a group which is able to interbreed : SPECIES
3-down – Accepts a new idea or piece of advice : TAKESONBOARD
4-down – Distilled wine or fermented fruit juice : BRANDY
6-down – Talk without notes; improvise : ADLIB
7-down – Accented; overwrought : STRESSED
8-down – Placed where difficult situations are faced : INTHEHOTSEAT
12-down – Investigation; interpretation : ANALYSIS
15-down – Unwanted discharge of fluid : LEAKAGE
16-down – Significant; distinguished : OFNOTE
18-down – Lake/desert resort on the California-Nevada border : TAHOE
19-down – Editorial direction in a text, from the Latin for ‘let it stand’ : STET
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.