This crossword No. 581 clues and answers were published on Sun 05 Nov 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 581 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Attractive, good-looking : BEAUTIFUL
8-across – Accommodate : HOUSE
9-across – Find guilty : CONDEMN
10-across – Of few words : TACITURN
11-across – Unit of land area : ACRE
13-across – Obstruct : HINDER
14-across – Important person : BIGWIG
16-across – Attend, expect : WAIT
17-across – Sheets and pillowcases : BEDLINEN
19-across – Supervise : OVERSEE
20-across – Smell : ODOUR
21-across – Legal ownership document : TITLEDEED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Short rest : BREATHER
2-down – Agreement : ACCORD
3-down – Prong of a fork : TINE
4-down – Glazed door : FRENCHWINDOW
5-down – The rural nobility : LANDEDGENTRY
6-down – Television compere : CHATSHOWHOST
7-down – Large land mass : SUBCONTINENT
12-down – Proverbially placid water : MILLPOND
15-down – Cancel, erase : DELETE
18-down – Land surrounded by water : ISLE
This crossword has in total 22 where 12 are across and 10 are down.