This crossword No. 22871 clues and answers were published on Tue 01 Jul 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22871 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
4-across – Massive Asian points carried in anticipation of future sales? : WINDOW
6-across – See 4 : SHOPPING
9-across – Ravenous beast at sea swallows copper : LOCUST
10-across – Prepare for war with random timetable, one ignored : EMBATTLE
11-across – Birds do keep getting in a flap with crows : WOODPECKERS
15-across – Set for lovers’ quarrel during broadcast to be curtailed : STIFFEN
17-across – Framework, so in design inconclusive : PERGOLA
18-across – What could be subtler during search for weapon! : CLUSTERBOMB
22-across – Don’t sing a single song without heart – how much atmosphere’s soaked up? : HUMIDITY
23-across – Cite evidence to decapitate evil Mussolini : ADDUCE
24-across – Where time taken by cryptic crossword bum who’s not hard : WORMWOOD
25-across – See 24 : SCRUBS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fair chance of drunkard turning to drink : TOSSUP
2-down – Around the early hours developed bother, PC needed something to go on : CHAMBERPOT
3-down – One offering lift from Rue Paris : UPRAISER
4-down – I’m stunned given less width wrongly installed – performance of cowboys : WILDWEST
5-down – Local death of Ericsson broadcast : NECROSIS
7-down – Fracas won’t start with a scrap : IOTA
8-down – Those confusing stories about right yew, wrong birds : GREY
12-down – Transmission of heat from cold source of water heading off, lots here heading off : CONDUCTION
13-down – Exotic location hot for Lennon’s partner and singer : HONOLULU
14-down – See 8 : WARBLERS
16-down – With nose in the gutter, journalist’s in business to grovel about : FACEDOWN
19-down – Edit communist performance : REDACT
20-down – See 4 : SHOW
21-down – Saddam – Iraq’s Arabic leader in hiding? : AMIR
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.