This crossword No. 22214 clues and answers were published on Mon 21 May 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22214 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Posture in support of gun : CARRIAGE
9-across – Eastern loch side : ELEVEN
10-across – Worry about moderate Tories getting back : STEW
11-across – Silly behaviour causes collapse of Tory mole : TOMFOOLERY
12-across – Like bird’s behind : ASTERN
14-across – In most cases, helper follows rule : NORMALLY
15-across – University dons wrong to include college head : FACULTY
17-across – Abstain from repetitive strain : REFRAIN
20-across – Explain, in other words, how trick is authentic : CONSTRUE
22-across – One, we hear, who interferes with fruit : MEDLAR
23-across – Makes out traveller considers himself ill-used : REPRESENTS
24-across – Part of repeat order to bring back cycle : ROTA
25-across – Remember getting ring back : RECALL
26-across – Part played by king during contentious party : FRACTION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Supporter first touring continent with musical composition : FANTASIA
2-down – Pull upward : DRAW
3-down – Box adding weight to vehicle : CARTON
4-down – Appropriate to see mother in green, perhaps : GERMANE
5-down – Possibility of help about spring : RESOURCE
6-down – Side needing actual capital : REALMADRID
7-down – Bird with sound means of propulsion? : PETREL
13-down – New inquest re a man on horseback : EQUESTRIAN
16-down – Change fish for plant : TURNSOLE
18-down – Fighting sloth? : INACTION
19-down – Waved goodbye to, when forced to leave : SEENOFF
21-down – Started with writer buried in a dictionary : OPENED
22-down – Accident caused by his misreading chart cover : MISHAP
24-down – Cost of extra term : RATE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.