This crossword No. 9544 clues and answers were published on Sat 02 Dec 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Quick Crossword No. 9544 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Happen – to change course in yacht : COMEABOUT
8-across – Slight – incoherence in speech : SLUR
9-across – Unwilling to be photographed : CAMERASHY
10-across – Stud – manager : BOSS
13-across – Tired – bored : WEARY
15-across – Selected – Japanese name for Korea : CHOSEN
16-across – Diatribe : TIRADE
17-across – Disregard : IGNORE
19-across – Glowered : GLARED
20-across – Fear – dire : DREAD
21-across – God of thunder : THOR
24-across – National bird of the USA : BALDEAGLE
25-across – Dance – swim : REEL
26-across – Person, custom, etc unreasonably held to be beyond criticism : SACREDCOW
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Spoken : ORAL
3-down – Paradise – ex-PM : EDEN
4-down – Failed to win – punished : BEATEN
5-down – Not injured : UNHURT
6-down – Egyptian queen : CLEOPATRA
7-down – Gradual increase in music’s loudness : CRESCENDO
11-down – Holy Writ : SCRIPTURE
12-down – Legally under restraint – jump across : BOUNDOVER
13-down – Eerie : WEIRD
14-down – Give in – return : YIELD
18-down – Noted mistakes : ERRATA
19-down – Look – bird : GANDER
22-down – Musicians – circle : BAND
23-down – Too : ALSO
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.