This crossword No. 874 clues and answers were published on Sun 24 Jun 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 874 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Expressing ridicule, contempt, maybe irony : SARCASTIC
8-across – Praise enthusiastically : EXTOL
9-across – Long-distance lorry driver : TRUCKER
10-across – Relation? : ORIENTAL
11-across – Ornamental ladies’ bag for small articles : ETUI
13-across – Sample : TASTER
14-across – Except when : UNLESS
16-across – German river : ELBE
17-across – Flop : FALLFLAT
19-across – Difficult to catch or see : ELUSIVE
20-across – Parody : SPOOF
21-across – Polynesian types : TAHITIANS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Small thin sharp bit of wood, glass or metal : SPLINTER
2-down – Ceremonial : RITUAL
3-down – Adjoin : ABUT
4-down – Rise in order to make a speech or motion : TAKETHEFLOOR
5-down – Handles a situation successfully : CARRIESITOFF
6-down – Unfair, cheating : BELOWTHEBELT
7-down – As a first impression : ATFIRSTBLUSH
12-down – Investigation of the component parts which make up the whole : ANALYSIS
15-down – Judge’s chamber : CAMERA
18-down – General meaning : GIST
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.