This crossword No. 950 clues and answers were published on Sun 08 Dec 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 950 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Extreme patriotic activity : JINGOISM
5-across – Native Americans living chiefly in Colorado, Utah and New Mexico : UTES
9-across – White heron : EGRET
10-across – Idle fancy : CHIMERA
11-across – Large landmass off Canada’s NE coast : BAFFINISLAND
13-across – Torpor : APATHY
14-across – Compound plant of fungus and alga : LICHEN
17-across – Banquo’s fee, eh? : QUEENOFSHEBA
20-across – Artist’s workshop, studio : ATELIER
21-across – Concentration of attention or energy : FOCUS
22-across – Facts and figures : DATA
23-across – Conjunctions, especially in astronomy; eg the moon and the sun : SYZYGIES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Ridicule : JEER
2-down – Hindu or Buddhist blissful meditative state : NIRVANA
3-down – From a state of being invisible or non-existent : OUTOFTHINAIR
4-down – Attendant in a duel or boxing match : SECOND
6-down – Eighth letter of the Greek alphabet : THETA
7-down – Locums : STANDINS
8-down – Ironic expression of disbelief or impossibility : PIGSMIGHTFLY
12-down – Loom producing highly intricate brocaded fabrics : JACQUARD
15-down – Japanese brazier used for outdoor cooking : HIBACHI
16-down – Brawling : AFFRAY
18-down – Put into power through the ballot box : ELECT
19-down – Mother of Horus : ISIS
This crossword has in total 24 where 12 are across and 12 are down.