This crossword No. 22528 clues and answers were published on Fri 24 May 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22528 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Moment to hold back groove following small criticism : STRICTURE
6-across – One disparaged for working for a crust? : SCAB
10-across – Light warning for sap getting stoned : AMBER
11-across – Worsted openly shown to contain rag : OUTWITTED
12-across – Iceberg round Cos? : LETTUCE
13-across – I heard about Cupid’s bit of nastiness : EYESORE
14-across – No one with hair in sports, as there could be bugs! : WALLSHAVEEARS
17-across – Super hearing about Euclidian acre : CLAIRAUDIENCE
21-across – A tine that doesn’t end in sharp spike : ACANTHA
22-across – Check on boy returning in disgrace : SCANDAL
24-across – First battalion to arrange a dire transformation in officer : BRIGADIER
25-across – State marriage vow without joyful expression : IDAHO
26-across – Not the first Grecian smell : REEK
27-across – Eg mineral production company could be victim of this : GREENMAIL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – All in, proves a shipping hazard : SHALLOWS
2-down – Refute unruly brute : REBUT
3-down – Tantric musical may be incidental : CIRCUMSTANTIAL
4-down – Old city poem to the French amphibians : URODELA
5-down – OTT in the next Remembrance Day : EXTREME
7-down – Henry Jr. understands : COTTONSON
8-down – Harry’s a beast : BADGER
9-down – Israel dissolved in drink when loosening up : LIBERALISATION
15-down – Vertical upstart could be moneymaking : LUCRATIVE
16-down – Highland birds reportedly became victims : FELLFOUL
18-down – Place of learning? : READING
19-down – Increases desire for a rise : UPSURGE
20-down – Arch slightly about 10 : CAMBER
23-down – Ultimately, bread and butter to a serious actor : DRAMA
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.