This crossword No. 22985 clues and answers were published on Tue 11 Nov 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22985 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Wreck shoe, turn grey : SABOTAGE
9-across – Day nothing changed? : NIGHT
10-across – Slip without leader into recess : APSE
11-across – Fruit and bread wrapped in parcels, distributed : CRABAPPLES
12-across – Ally during controversial US conflict briefly seeing what was used in it : NAPALM
14-across – Bottom : BUTTOCKS
15-across – Piano with E# : PERHAPS
17-across – Embrace popular Swedish product curtailed, back to massage : INVOLVE
20-across – Instrument, one with register : RECORDER
22-across – Rock once found beside quite a few strata : LAYERS
23-across – Diversion to the left, I’m across, nearly up, then … : ANTICLIMAX
24-across – … blue sort of clue : DOWN
25-across – Dog killer captures Rex : CAIRN
26-across – Gas about, talk incoherently and make message unintelligible : SCRAMBLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Bend on road to Lancaster, for example : WARPLANE
2-down – See 18 : DONE
3-down – Bit of a gut for Goon : CAECUM
4-down – Balfour’s first novel abused by smears : BEDAUBS
5-down – Number after kinky fun, as free : UNFASTEN
6-down – Non-U commendation about pain given to study of antiquities : EGYPTOLOGY
7-down – Run to show all right when beset by cut : STREAK
13-down – Strong desire to make dark hairdo more light-headed, we hear : APHRODISIA
16-down – Wee weeing : PIDDLING
18-down – Alfred the Great’s exceptional home economics report? : VERYWELL
19-down – Order in force demonstrating commitment : PROMISE
21-down – Brussels fanatic almost given the chop: operation cancelled, though his wasn’t : EUNUCH
22-down – Change to be topless: twelve topless shows extravagance : LUXURY
24-down – Part of pound – I mean part of dollar : DIME
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.