This crossword No. 725 clues and answers were published on Sun 09 Aug 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 725 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Tastes delicious : MELTSINTHE
7-across – Judas : TURNCOAT
8-across – Symbol : ICON
9-across – Drag : HAUL
10-across – Farthest ebb of the waves : LOWTIDE
12-across – I account all : CALCULATION
14-across – Large and noisy party or quarrel : SHINDIG
16-across – Title of deposed Iranian leader : SHAH
19-across – Bow : ARCH
20-across – Leave homeland : EMIGRATE
21-across – Brings to a close : PUTSTHETIN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 1 Across : MOUTH
2-down – Consisting of or related to language : LINGUAL
3-down – Entertainment : SHOW
4-down – Fish and chips, arguably, in the UK : NATIONAL
5-down – Audacious robbery : HEIST
6-down – Tomboy : HOYDEN
11-down – See 3 : BUSINESS
12-down – One of ten in a Roman Legion : COHORT
13-down – Acquire : INHERIT
15-down – First Indian prime minister, 1947-64 : NEHRU
17-down – See 21 Across : HATON
18-down – See 4 : DISH
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.