This crossword No. 22284 clues and answers were published on Fri 10 Aug 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22284 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – A help for the latecomers? : NIGHTSCHOOL
9-across – Reservation about the French garment : DOUBLET
10-across – Helps in a way in Italian town, when one is lost : ASSISTS
11-across – Eyes close to them? Hope sleep’s improved : PEEPHOLES
12-across – Port? Yes, overseas wine : RIOJA
13-across – Marketing cruise, we hear : SALE
14-across – Attacking position for the game leader : BRIDGEHEAD
16-across – Winning, or following? : SUCCEEDING
19-across – Encourage what a gambler has : ABET
21-across – An expression of contempt that’s silly : APISH
22-across – Exaggerate importance of cricketing worth? : OVERVALUE
24-across – A half-ripe plum could be in flower : PRIMULA
25-across – City’s mathematical branch cut short, expressed briefly : LACONIC
26-across – Meriel leads ramble in the country : EMERALDISLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – This fare’s not overdone in France : NOUVELLECUISINE
2-down – Pull up Church from a deep split : GULCH
3-down – Token ritual rearranged after time : TITULAR
4-down – Put in place in school? : CLASSED
5-down – Interested spectator to note runs : OBSERVER
6-down – One doesn’t want to do this at a bank : LOSEONESBALANCE
7-down – Assumes Parent-Teacher Association’s do has a good mix : ADOPTS
8-down – Say I’ll be in the road or at sea : ISLAND
15-down – Farm accommodation for females : HENHOUSE
16-down – Neat cross : SNAPPY
17-down – I love being in play in a model scene : DIORAMA
18-down – It’s essential to include Latin. Annoyed? : NEEDLED
20-down – Fish around river-ditch : TRENCH
23-down – Wrongdoings when first three leave the armed forces : VICES
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.