This crossword No. 22187 clues and answers were published on Thu 19 Apr 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22187 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – 1 down type of fish stick : PIKESTAFF
6-across – Shortly two to three sightless rodents may have us in stitches : COMIC
9-across – Disappointed or ill – terminally, if it’s 12’s? : ASSICKASAPARROT
10-across – It’s capitally struck from 21 : NAIL
11-across – It’s hard to understand a goody getting right into evil behaviour : ABSTRUSE
14-across – Walker on island railway has joined the army : LEGIONARY
15-across – Composer of large variation : ELGAR
16-across – Fool dressed for the cold, say? : MORON
18-across – Vagrant given silk: it’s lymphatically wrong : KINGSEVIL
20-across – Essex men : BASILDON
21-across – 1-0 for the dyeing moments? : ANIL
25-across – Illustrator to come from sale and buy cover for topless old man : AUBREYBEARDSLEY
26-across – Some rice dish to steady the ship : KEDGE
27-across – Senior blues : ROYALNAVY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Homely type of country : PLAIN
2-down – In contact like balls on a gate : KISSING
3-down – Like following like? : SUCH
4-down – Not returning by the main road? : AWAY
5-down – Strike a child – infant – not 1 down : FLAMBOYANT
6-down – Plan to avail oneself again of liqueur : CHARTREUSE
7-down – University city raising food – mutton : MARBURG
8-down – Pet : CATHEDRAL
12-down – French setter keeping various echelons for hotelier Basil : JOHNCLEESE
13-down – Don’t let a lot of Danish money be put among the British: I might grab it : BANKROBBER
14-down – Labour MP gets in: then there’s a shortage of pigment : LAMPBLACK
17-down – Girl with American friend, one may gather : ROSEBUD
19-down – Article in house or pod : VANILLA
22-down – It doesn’t say who wrote the song Keep right on _____ – no, stop here! : LAYBY
23-down – Careful not to turn head, or it’ll go crooked : WARY
24-down – My performance is of a student – at a matinee? : IDOL
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.