This crossword No. 544 clues and answers were published on Sun 19 Feb 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Speedy Crossword No. 544 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Reciprocal exchanges : QUIDPROQUO
7-across – Spar projecting from the front of a sailing vessel : BOWSPRIT
8-across – Beats : TOPS
9-across – Town opposite Windsor on the Thames : ETON
10-across – Act in it : TITANIC
12-across – Chats in a leisurely way : CHEWSTHEFAT
14-across – Felonious : ILLEGAL
16-across – Fleur-de-lys : IRIS
19-across – Calamitous : DIRE
20-across – In character : SUITABLE
21-across – In position : ATONESPOST
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cite : QUOTE
2-down – Close to land : INSHORE
3-down – Peel : PARE
4-down – On one’s own : OUTRIGHT
5-down – Over the top : ULTRA
6-down – Run rapidly : SPRINT
11-down – Professional killer : ASSASSIN
12-down – Breed of sheepdog : COLLIE
13-down – Jumbled mixture : FARRAGO
15-down – Discharge : EJECT
17-down – Go separate ways : SPLIT
18-down – Jeer : HISS
This crossword has in total 23 where 11 are across and 12 are down.