This crossword No. 22371 clues and answers were published on Tue 20 Nov 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22371 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Join the party or thrash : BELABOUR
9-across – Uncontaminated drug extract : PUREE
10-across – Take exercise? Stuff it! : DOPE
11-across – Sea creature brought to port in hold : BOSTONCRAB
12-across – Demolished, say? Quite the opposite! : RAISED
14-across – Master said to have taken a single? : ORIGINAL
15-across – Ground, home to Southern League side : ARSENAL
17-across – Stage in development of a plant : GENISTA
20-across – A club free-for-all turned into a shambles : ABATTOIR
22-across – Good artist all-round – one with drawing ability : MAGNET
23-across – To rally, poorly creature’s given exercise for the heart : RECUPERATE
24-across – Manage firm with record turnover : COPE
25-across – Vein in one foot attended to by medic : DRIFT
26-across – When to eat baker’s creation? : TEABREAK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Free to accept an honour in return for being gallant : DEBONAIR
2-down – Take time to follow sound of the sea mew : CAGE
3-down – Place where dangerous plot may be hatched : HOTBED
4-down – Immediately north is which town? : PRESTON
5-down – Apt to change leader? Quite the contrary! : OPPOSITE
6-down – Currently engaged in training : PRACTISING
7-down – State a boy’s name backwards : NEVADA
13-down – Works on paper : SHEETMUSIC
16-down – Is, oddly, love to matter nothing to Cupid? : AMORETTO
18-down – In the stretch between wings, a sole player : THESPIAN
19-down – Whisper circulating about daughter’s size : BREADTH
21-down – Girl’s garment to hide the rear? : BRENDA
22-down – Girl in outrageous dress – a frenzied female : MAENAD
24-down – US barque coming into port : CORK
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.