This crossword No. 22746 clues and answers were published on Wed 05 Feb 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22746 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – After a lot of river I get acres of land : ZAMBIA
4-across – Ale brewed with basil – where her tears were shed : ISABELLA
9-across – Insect, for example, with faint backing : MIDGE
10-across – Active or passive past, heard but not seen : VOICEOVER
11-across – Transport from the occult? Aye, so it is : AUTOCYCLE
12-across – The boom that leads to bust? : SONIC
13-across – Marine or freshwater plant to worry the least worried : WATERSOLDIER
17-across – About time the soul got transport without lunatic attachment to chair : ANTIMACASSAR
20-across – Knowing some battles have point : AWARE
21-across – Being disloyal has itself to blame : FAITHLESS
23-across – Flower, a happy one, reviving the soul : GLADIOLUS
24-across – See 7 : STONE
25-across – Torpid horse reportedly I found in the mire : SLUGGISH
26-across – Bumblebee takes in commercial student : BEADLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – At last Araucaria’s the balladist on Guardian land : ZIMBABWE
2-down – Think how to adapt during end game : MEDITATE
3-down – Intestinal requirement – someone to file a complaint : ILEAC
5-down – They are paid to sit about and write records : STIPENDIARIES
6-down – Drink to girl graduate in Israel : BEERSHEBA
7-down – 1 across’s contribution to London? : LIVING
8-down – Where 1s are having a day on call in Scotland : AFRICA
10-down – Plum drops between 1s : VICTORIAFALLS
14-down – Version of the right to die: Ireland take note : RENDERING
15-down – A type of drug that could make a big hole : ASTEROID
16-down – Dot tee, then? It’s a visual problem : CROSSEYE
18-down – Dish eliciting a laugh with half 25 : HAGGIS
19-down – Pleasure resort, unknown on a poster, very classy : XANADU
22-down – Lose no time from 25 15 : HASTE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.