This crossword No. 22174 clues and answers were published on Wed 04 Apr 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22174 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Composer who made his mark : STAINER
8-across – Lover of food gets mince pie treatment : EPICURE
10-across – Language barrier in American intelligence, being backward : ARABIC
11-across – Algy sees poorly without one : EYEGLASS
12-across – Penal accommodation required for current generation : CELL
13-across – Suspect article in pawn may lead to speedy apprehension : POLICETRAP
14-across – Medical study of unbeliever in Hades … : DIAGNOSTICS
19-across – … a true description of Hades? : DEADCENTRE
22-across – Roger is taken in by a girl – the fool! : PRAT
23-across – Russian member of religious order Puritans dissolved … : RASPUTIN
24-across – … thus containing a suggestion of religion : SHINTO
25-across – Worker with vegetables? : PEASANT
26-across – Democratic East End neighbourhood goes round the bend : POPULAR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Dissemblings point to Conservatives : STORIES
2-down – Girl liable to variation ?- in 33 ways : DIABELLI
3-down – Bird liable to inspire terror in the ranks? : REDCAP
4-down – Meal not started before being cancelled – that’s a blow : UPPERCUT
5-down – Cat seen round the church a great deal : OCELOT
6-down – Old lover plays with model trains : TRISTAN
9-down – Quite satisfied with water? : WELLCONTENT
15-down – Morning from Grieg: ten pieces : GREETING
16-down – Added financial commitments make officer peevish : CAPTIOUS
17-down – Dead in bed – and none too soon! : BELATED
18-down – State trial is corrupt and biased : PARTIAL
20-down – Send down for speedo tampering : DEPOSE
21-down – Anyway, no use catching first train from here : EUSTON
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.