This crossword No. 22967 clues and answers were published on Tue 21 Oct 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22967 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Pointless crazy smile at museum’s wanton destruction : VANDALISM
10-across – Dean loses head over another girl : ELLIE
11-across – League tables of art work in grammar school : RATINGS
12-across – Low road taken by body-liner : LARWOOD
13-across – Project of former politician : EDEN
14-across – Dutch Courage? : BEERBOTTLE
15-across – Start in edited passage : TRANSIT
17-across – Gettin’ a lift in Hertfordshire : HITCHIN
19-across – Manual delivery? : MAILEDFIST
22-across – Time taken by mountain to turn into level ground … : PLAT
23-across – … a large area and not with people : NORFOLK
24-across – Setter’s function, one given to deceive : IMPOSER
26-across – Maiden could be better without one : AMEND
27-across – Grade one hit could arise from it : RIGHTIDEA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Poem in neat Milton fashion, but cloying : OVERSENTIMENTAL
2-down – Curse articles leading to a degree : ANATHEMA
3-down – Curse with 8 : DARN
4-down – A girl to beat vigourously, perhaps : MISSPELT
5-down – Eric Walker? : AMBLER
6-down – Confirms findings of Goldilocks : BEARSOUT
7-down – Next to nothing in offertory tray to begin with : ALMOST
8-down – Could the ladder need an operation with these? : NEEDLEANDTHREAD
16-down – Their leader after Tories unfortunately lost one given to body building : STEROIDS
17-down – Hangs about – it’s unusual by the sea : HASTINGS
18-down – One’s inclined to conceal internal ailments : HILLSIDE
20-down – Land of serial disruption : ISRAEL
21-down – They pretend to be ascetics out East : FAKERS
25-down – Exercise with it in Chatham : PITT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.