This crossword No. 22524 clues and answers were published on Mon 20 May 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22524 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ancient Greeks were riddled by it : SPHINX
4-across – Severe internal gastric trouble : STRICT
9-across – Deep sea fish : BASS
10-across – Same agents, but different actors adopt them : STAGENAMES
11-across – Dare he twist or stick? : ADHERE
12-across – League match : ALLIANCE
13-across – Putting in time at this revolutionary diversion is fun : CLOCKGOLF
15-across – Animal enclosure to note as an eyesore : STYE
16-across – Games room : PLAY
17-across – Complicated to work out : ELABORATE
21-across – Confusing and dismissing batsman : STUMPING
22-across – It’s said to pacify one getting a duplicated present : NOWNOW
24-across – Reliable dog required for the talkies : SOUNDTRACK
25-across – Metal sheet used for fencing : FOIL
26-across – Being annoyed, informed the police : NARKED
27-across – Goes around in women’s clothes : SKIRTS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Playschool syllabus is a disgrace : SCANDAL
2-down – One is quick to make it : HASTE
3-down – Gets inside information coming up for savings : NESTEGG
5-down – This singer, given a chance, could win a fortune : TREBLE
6-down – I can’t earn redress, as the race was easily won : INACANTER
7-down – Well content in Wonderland : TREACLE
8-down – Roll a large map out, drawn by geometricians : PARALLELOGRAM
14-down – One employed to unpick seams? : COALMINER
16-down – Sneer at record : PUTDOWN
18-down – Bank note held; all right for capital? : BANGKOK
19-down – The American quarter? : TWOBITS
20-down – Very much the opposite : LITTLE
23-down – Thin disc make of iron used in fighting : WAFER
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.