This crossword No. 22740 clues and answers were published on Wed 29 Jan 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22740 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – How much to turn bird to drink before a dress show? : COSTUME
5-across – See 19 : ZHIVAGO
9-across – See 1 : DRAMA
10-across – Most eggs, prepared for cooking outside, must be moved like coal : SHOVELLED
11-across – Shrub male god put in most of Channel Island : ALDERBUCKTHORN
13-across – Amphibian, original model : NEWT
14-across – Old soldier with oriental weapon in range : SPEARMAN
17-across – Where Charles got hiding after hiding out of Paddington? : ROYALOAK
18-across – King by birth is bent : KNEE
21-across – Glorious revolutionary conferring with old ape in trouble : PRINCEOFORANGE
23-across – Change art and end art – it will slow down : RETARDANT
24-across – Proposer’s words, saying he’s got little time inside : IMOVE
25-across – See 20 : DERONDA
26-across – List for cleaner joining her ring : ROLLMOP
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Give up what sounds fruitful : CEDE
2-down – Cannibalistic address to bird by Swinburne? : SWALLOWMYSISTER
3-down – Habits of high caste prophets : USAGES
4-down – No problem about consumption near Skipton : EASTBY
5-down – Delusion suggesting cloned animal on public view? : ZOOSCOPY
6-down – Tile battered with rain, resisting change? : INERTIAL
7-down – OM : ALLDOOMANDGLOOM
8-down – Rules can change after row interrupts Rose Turner : ORDINANCES
12-down – Napper getting rude awakening if caught at it? : UNPREPARED
15-down – Vote for Reagan is very small : ELECTRON
16-down – Hat conceals gold from view : PANORAMA
19-down – Month before last at hour 4, in derogatory Latin 1across 9 : DOCTOR
20-down – Ulster church officer gets on in nihilistic movement in 1across 9 : DANIEL
22-down – Assist man with record : HELP
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.