This crossword No. 22829 clues and answers were published on Tue 13 May 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22829 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Dazed, having swallowed cigar butt and likely to croak? : FROGGY
4-across – Woolworth initially invested in mouldy ragout, given struggling competition : TUGOFWAR
9-across – Part of holiday : LEAVE
10-across – Relapse, left in cheeky situation : BACKSLIDE
11-across – Beautiful girl carying a gun is nothing to worry about : BAGATELLE
12-across – Bum somewhat plump on celebrity : PONCE
13-across – Trees – a restful sort of early offer : FIRSTREFUSAL
17-across – Creature from ancient China : HOMINGPIGEON
20-across – Dump the wife, if I were you : DITCH
21-across – Boat song of which dog heard part : BARCAROLE
23-across – Mixed dhal, a nice spicy dish : ENCHILADA
24-across – Don leaves oath by which those who live also die : SWORD
25-across – Sea barrier commanded to restrict canal barrier : BLOCKADE
26-across – Reportedly, this works soil no longer fertile : SPAYED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Picture specialist student doctor attending university after one admitted to a succession of poor grades : FILMBUFF
2-down – Golden year pursuing passion fruit here : ORANGERY
3-down – Commoner alleging bureaucrat¿s confused : GREAT
5-down – See 3 : UNCLEBULGARIA
6-down – May I have your attention admits false hope with gas pipes : OESOPHAGI
7-down – Cry when Mandela’s spoken : WHINNY
8-down – Smoking jacket? : REEFER
10-down – Notices location where directors have been shot? : BULLETINBOARD
14-down – Overly stupid parking installed leaves one manoeuvring into narrow space : TOOTHPICK
15-down – Punishing course of study at poly gone to be reshaped : PENOLOGY
16-down – Fiance punched in the stomach having lost head grabbing 3 and 7 : INTENDED
18-down – Sailor rounds port having jettisoned love happily, say : ADVERB
19-down – Minor wounds turned over, applying firm plaster : STUCCO
22-down – Storyteller’s revolutionary main work : AESOP
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.