This crossword No. 898 clues and answers were published on Sun 09 Dec 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 898 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Stuffed full : CHOCKABLOCK
9-across – Lucky charm : HORSESHOE
10-across – Drowned river valley now an inlet of the sea : RIA
11-across – Yangtze river port of 6 million people : WUHAN
13-across – Monk, elf? : MENFOLK
14-across – Premier English composer at the court of Henry VIII : TALLIS
15-across – Get one’s hands on : OBTAIN
18-across – Spanish painter, nicknamed for his place of birth : ELGRECO
20-across – Type of cannon in billiards : INOFF
21-across – — Khan, spiritual head of Ismaili Muslims : AGA
22-across – Sacking : DISMISSAL
24-across – Make a gesture of support for country, cause, etc : SHOWTHEFLAG
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – The other woman? : HER
3-down – Indian city, formerly Madras : CHENNAI
4-down – In : ATHOME
5-down – Period in bed longer than usual : LIEIN
6-down – Dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing : CARBONADO
7-down – Chats in a leisurely way : CHEWSTHEFAT
8-down – Ordinary members of an organisation : RANKANDFILE
12-down – Handwritten book or document : HOLOGRAPH
16-down – Court official : BAILIFF
17-down – Russian or Polish soup usually containing beet juice : BORSCH
19-down – Give qualities or abilities to : ENDOW
23-down – 70% of the earth’s surface : SEA
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.