This crossword No. 22124 clues and answers were published on Mon 05 Feb 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22124 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Where an adder slides to and fro? : ABACUS
5-across – This man may advertise food and old port : SANDWICH
9-across – A pound of sultanas? : SERAGLIO
10-across – It may help in building up or knocking down a house : MORTAR
11-across – An overdrawn account : EXAGGERATION
13-across – Jewish priest in live broadcast : LEVI
14-across – A race of more than local interest : NATIONAL
17-across – More of the same in Latin : ETCETERA
18-across – Getting married in a church will be a high spot : ACME
20-across – Yet a foghorn may give it : CLEARWARNING
23-across – About to let it stand outside in the way : STREET
24-across – Confessed to having been taken in : ADMITTED
25-across – Pickle store : PRESERVE
26-across – Observe nothing in being old and infirm : SENILE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Some steak or grouse? : BEEF
3-down – Eire faces new truce : CEASEFIRE
4-down – Unbridled lust, an essential for an eastern ruler : SULTAN
5-down – A match that’s not relatively friendly? : SHOTGUNMARRIAGE
6-down – Can count on union rising about tea break : NUMERATE
7-down – Best, strange as it seems : WORST
8-down – Heraldic battledress? : COATOFARMS
12-down – Fan of sickness benefit? : VENTILATOR
15-down – Ape has most of the fruit ã a nut, perhaps : ORANGUTAN
16-down – A sweater specially designed for the briny : SEAWATER
19-down – Shed light on rising problem for test paper : LITMUS
21-down – Declares a piece of poetry lacks point : AVERS
22-down – Have some sense and charge a pound! : FEEL
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.