This crossword No. 22621 clues and answers were published on Tue 10 Sep 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22621 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Vehicle going fast with Shell : CARAPACE
5-across – Loathsome leader with blemish surrounding his name : STALIN
9-across – Visionary professional? : OPTICIAN
10-across – People led astray by a botanist : MENDEL
12-across – Modern name for city with a bridge problem : KALININGRAD
15-across – Expression of surprise about a publication in Ulster : OMAGH
17-across – De la Mare’s audience : LISTENERS
18-across – What guest without wedding garment does to get rebuke? : DRESSDOWN
19-across – Musical drama cost a bundle : TOSCA
20-across – Unpleasant fluids pouring over palate : DISTASTEFUL
24-across – A yarn told without sympathy : CREWEL
25-across – Stork frequently seen in a mess : ADJUTANT
26-across – It’s brave to dress in drag : DARING
27-across – To ban fashion in dress is dull : DRABNESS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Club with clergy membership : CROCKFORDS
2-down – After reverse, Gordius – inter alia – gets his own back : RETALIATES
3-down – Bird parts with a pound for a nut : PECAN
4-down – Heroes’ lunch – a soup full of bones : CHARNELHOUSE
6-down – Passes into the river – and most with it : TRENDIEST
7-down – Boy found with unknown woman : LADY
8-down – Girl hearing sound of bell : NELL
11-down – Bird gets dodgy reward for a screw : PRISONWARDER
13-down – A prig feels awkward at mickey-taking : PERSIFLAGE
14-down – Race is set with one old king mounted… : ISRAELITES
16-down – … zealous one of the 14 has an idea – for negotiation? : HASIDAEAN
21-down – It sometimes comes under the hammer : THUMB
22-down – Tart gets help to entrap church leader : ACID
23-down – Bucks perhaps said to be over-valued : DEER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.