This crossword No. 22492 clues and answers were published on Fri 12 Apr 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22492 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Standard of leaking hosepipe to be reported : TRICOLOUR
10-across – See 12 : HEATH
11-across – Sick in 25 : GREEN
12-across – Meat paste turned out hot in the end in 25 : HAMPSTEAD
13-across – Knock three times at door ultimately to open it : RATATAT
14-across – Mystically, so clear they see : ORACLES
17-across – A medium intellect, according to Australian pronouncement? : BRINE
19-across – Ghost writer for the Bard abridged : POE
20-across – School expels head student for a rub down : TOWEL
21-across – Spread what it does around about in 25 : STJAMES
22-across – Touching in front of toilets in 25 : REGENTS
24-across – Sailors in dance, ones taking exercise in their dances? : HORNPIPES
26-across – Quarter of 10 or 3 : NORTH
28-across – Benefactor has no right contributing to party : DONOR
29-across – Checks very difficult to set up again : REINSTALL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Man taking up arms : STAG
2-down – Blunt point : DIRECT
3-down – With the current trend, a woman’s not in need of an order : DOWNSTREAM
4-down – Tossing of pennies: heads and tails, heads… and tails! : TOPHAT
5-down – Particular horse awfully sick in 25 : PRIMROSE
6-down – Questions for sage, or letters read out : WHYS
7-down – Does pool need topping up in 25? : WATERLOW
8-down – A colleague’s been laid off : SHED
13-down – Getting on public transport is a problem : REBUS
15-down – Enemy destroying 1 nation : ANTAGONIST
16-down – Up-and-down performances : SOLOS
18-down – Popular psychologist accepts the teaching of religion may be damaging : INJURING
19-down – With which to admit in France that’s just not cricket : PASSPORT
22-down – 25 for rugby, 24 down we hear : RUSKIN
23-down – Country it’s absolutely not right to enter : NORWAY
24-down – Consecutive characters in comedy have flipped in 25 : HYDE
25-down – Find a space for a public one : PARK
27-down – See 5 : HILL
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.