This crossword No. 22482 clues and answers were published on Mon 01 Apr 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22482 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Occasional butt from goat following girl : APRILFOOL
9-across – Easter display – of troops? : PARADE
10-across – Fast finish : EASTERDAY
11-across – Capital investment for Easter : BONNET
12-across – Retaliation concerning April’s odd tricks ultimately : REPRISALS
13-across – Cuts and shares out : SHEARS
17-across – A fool to be taken for a ride, not only today : ASS
19-across – Equivalent to 15 : VIRTUAL
20-across – A Look Back in Anger sort of play? : PASSION
21-across – Non-professional way to provide a 31? : LAY
23-across – Fierce storm on the coast of Brazil : RECIFE
27-across – Five hundred wrongly laid off on Sunday – they are out now : DAFFODILS
28-across – Stored face backwards in the end : LAIDIN
29-across – Marsh plant providing a variety of materials : MARESTAIL
30-across – Second thoughts about offensive jokes played today : PRANKS
31-across – Segregate something that may be present : EASTEREGG
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Plea to the pleader : PRAYER
3-down – Confine one after another, we hear : INTERN
4-down – Softer sort of wood : FOREST
5-down – Carole’s making announcements : ORACLES
6-down – He takes pains to provide pleasure : MASOCHIST
7-down – Cook’s vessel, one seen in rain, beam obscured : BAINMARIE
8-down – Fast plane is not re-ordered, so initially gets rid of the cargo : JETTISONS
14-down – Did not turn out as intended : PRACTICAL
15-down – Realistic sort of joke for today : CUFFLINKS
16-down – Belt buckles worn by men : ALL
17-down – A couple of pounds for the lot : SPY
18-down – Look for a mole : ALABAMA
22-down – State of a student gaining a degree, then another : AFFECT
24-down – Pretend to have influence : EDITOR
25-down – He’s in charge, but has a leader : FLYING
26-down – Taking flight, running fast : OVERSLEPT
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.