This crossword No. 22580 clues and answers were published on Wed 24 Jul 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22580 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – The solitary person looking for Nehru on telly? : LONELYHUNTER
8-across – The Odyssey is its destination with king in charge : HOMERIC
9-across – Much of the weed on roads is in harmony : ACCORDS
11-across – Left father or son driving in Surrey : REDHILL
12-across – Nurse at stream said to want climbing aid : TENDRIL
13-across – Imprison youth leader for being cautious : CAGEY
14-across – Is young Blair a supporter? Insert number in Irish Sea : ISLEOFMAN
16-across – 26 part 2 is the name for those who select and destroy soldier’s … : MCCULLERS
19-across – … sign of ill temper : CROSS
21-across – The best possible plot with aim revealed : OPTIMAL
23-across – More pungent in North Africa : TANGIER
24-across – Thatcher’s a nonentity : SOCIETY
25-across – Where there’s no charge for one turn? : NEUTRON
26-across – Writer, a right pain, with little letters on crime : RACHELCARSON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Halt, friend, at stile? : LAMEDOG
2-down – Nearly : NERVILY
3-down – Pub now closing? Depends on the meridian : LOCALTIME
4-down – 16’s was 1 across, having skill with explosive : HEART
5-down – Agreement about prison? Nothing is impossible : NOCANDO
6-down – Contributor to the Listener committing a murder : EARDRUM
7-down – No feast for Clare at the house? : SHORTCOMMONS
10-down – Listen, maybe, before you leap to 26’s work : SILENTSPRING
15-down – Girl heard by another in Portugal, maybe : LUSITANIA
17-down – A pair of aces, possibly, held model in Wales, you may say : CETACEA
18-down – Archiepiscopal spot of honour in a strip : LAMBETH
19-down – Trick: swear to damage the brain : CONCUSS
20-down – Greek character of moronic disposition : OMICRON
22-down – True ally worried about love : LOYAL
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.