This crossword No. 22173 clues and answers were published on Tue 03 Apr 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22173 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – City Hall – first class, about to receive a king : SALONIKA
9-across – Indian worker adopting western divinity? : WALLAH
10-across – Be helpful as a bus conductor – or rude? : TELL
11-across – Sadly, Dorothy’s without love and terribly sour : DOLOROUSLY
12-across – Weak and ineffective insect swallowed a pair of bees : FLABBY
14-across – Port supplied by brother is poison : BRISBANE
15-across – See 10 : SOMEONE
17-across – See 10 : WHERETO
20-across – University folk trained accountant the wrong way : ACADEMIA
22-across – See 10 : GETOFF
23-across – Respond to 999 calls? Get lost! : GOTOBLAZES
24-across – Warning number heard : FORE
25-across – Misshapen rustic tree : CITRUS
26-across – Former holy books man intended to be for all : EXOTERIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Battle later developed into chase : WATERLOO
2-down – One would have the Sun going round the Earth : SOIL
3-down – Twelve did wrong in a month : MIDDAY
4-down – This beast can jump barrier by a ruin : WALLABY
5-down – Draw diffused ray, perhaps a bit on the short side : DWARFISH
6-down – Lots of rain could start to bring rust somehow : CLOUDBURST
7-down – Fish in sea round both sides : MARLIN
13-down – It might help, if you were to use your loaf! : BREADBOARD
16-down – Like the Unknown Soldier, demonstrating maleness in conflict : NAMELESS
18-down – Structure on stern of ship is overweight when erected – and weak : TAFFRAIL
19-down – More than one zone in Yorkshire countryside impresses deeply : DAZZLES
21-down – Composer sets down church composition at home : CHOPIN
22-down – One’s against boastful talk? On the contrary! : GASCON
24-down – Escaped one of the miseries of winter, it’s said : FLEW
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.