This crossword No. 1431 clues and answers were published on Sun 12 Mar 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1431 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Stiffness of manner, formality : STARCH
4-across – Unspoken : TACIT
7-across – Annul : CANCEL
8-across – Flood : DELUGE
9-across – Bargain : SNIP
10-across – Of lesser quality : INFERIOR
12-across – Randomly : HAPHAZARDLY
17-across – Ship’s dividing wall : BULKHEAD
19-across – Certain : SURE
20-across – Disorderly : UNRULY
21-across – Brightly coloured tropical bird : TOUCAN
22-across – Funereal poem : ELEGY
23-across – For the time being : PROTEM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Stalwart, loyal : STAUNCH
2-down – Teenage alcoholic drink : ALCOPOP
3-down – Come to a head : CULMINATE
4-down – Motif : THEME
5-down – Pivotal, critical : CRUCIAL
6-down – Hypothesis : THEORY
11-down – Con man : FRAUDSTER
13-down – On the loose : ATLARGE
14-down – Interrupt, disturb : DISRUPT
15-down – Spar of a ship’s sail : YARDARM
16-down – Slow-witted, insensitive : OBTUSE
18-down – Evergreen shrub : HOLLY
This crossword has in total 25 where 13 are across and 12 are down.