This crossword No. 22730 clues and answers were published on Fri 17 Jan 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22730 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Arrest man with hawk’s head, a bit of a nut : COPRA
4-across – What’s odd in funny Haydn symphony : DRUMROLL
8-across – After dissection, I preserved dead mammal : PEREDAVIDSDEER
10-across – Male in the drink about to join vessel – do this again : REEMBARK
11-across – Gift for boy lost in forest : HANSEL
12-across – A province with street harbouring cunning freedom fighter? : ANARCHIST
15-across – Weary maiden rejected virtue : MERIT
17-across – Flowering plant at home blocking chimney : LINUM
18-across – Place in theatre must be tidy – never churned over inside : GREENROOM
19-across – In the auditorium confine one after another : INTURN
21-across – Pioneers modified chemical used in rubber manufacture : ISOPRENE
24-across – Tense? Things will never get better! : PRESENTPERFECT
25-across – College Master in homosexual practice involving many partners : POLYGAMY
26-across – Holy word leader put out – such will be hollow : ANTRA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Grouse to jump about – one left to rest : CAPERCAILLIE
2-down – Church with gold roof: outside is dull material : PORCELAIN
3-down – Components of bread provided in dry measure : ARDEB
4-down – Sleazy bar given classification not ace fun : DIVERTING
5-down – Our duty is to protect the language : URDU
6-down – Fish in river: land some for cooking : REDSALMON
7-down – Ring secured by reduced deposit : LOESS
9-down – Latent mercy’s stirred for woman murdering her husband : CLYTEMNESTRA
13-down – Arrived with man, keeping quiet! Anxious to avoid the paparazzi? : CAMERASHY
14-down – One of the 16s briefly associated with old shah’s form of belief : THEOSOPHY
16-down – Former president showing resolve to reform? : ROOSEVELT
20-down – Endless twisting putting out one part of body : TORSO
22-down – Scottish explorer with a coat : PARKA
23-down – Woman given name in collection of stories : ANNA
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.