This crossword No. 1446 clues and answers were published on Sun 25 Jun 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 1446 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Basin for washing the nether regions : BIDET
4-across – Smart alec – mafioso : WISEGUY
8-across – Serious fall from grace : MORTALSIN
9-across – Impudence : LIP
10-across – Cut – bargain : SNIP
11-across – Seat of government in Holland : THEHAGUE
13-across – Bribe paid to ensure silence : HUSHMONEY
17-across – Bitter alkaloid in drinks which has a stimulant effect : CAFFEINE
19-across – Ski lift : TBAR
21-across – Means to propel a boat : OAR
22-across – Hunch : INTUITION
23-across – Smiled smugly : SMIRKED
24-across – Brutish creature invented by Jonathan Swift : YAHOO
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Puzzle : BEMUSE
2-down – Muslim ascetic known for frenzied dancing : DERVISH
3-down – Kind of jazz harking back to its New Orleans origins : TRAD
4-down – Premier League club : WESTHAMUNITED
5-down – Natural light and heat : SUNSHINE
6-down – Soviet prison camp : GULAG
7-down – That’s wonderful! : YIPPEE
12-down – * : ASTERISK
14-down – Behaving like a hooligan : YOBBISH
15-down – Opposite of ‘down’? : ACROSS
16-down – Insectivorous bird – fool down under : DRONGO
18-down – Italian, Nobel-winning physicist, d. 1954 : FERMI
20-down – Crafty : WILY
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.