This crossword No. 22048 clues and answers were published on Mon 06 Nov 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22048 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Get ready for the Spring : CROUCH
4-across – A service attended by ancient head of Rugby : ARNOLD
9-across – Drink, knock it back as a starter : ASTI
10-across – Slit the envelope; it’s not a private communication : OPENLETTER
11-across – Mum, listen for a change! : SILENT
12-across – Press for a reduction? : DECREASE
13-across – Plea to one to be agreeable and provide financial backing : BEANANGEL
15-across – Mole has something to eat by river : PIER
16-across – Fine stuff for sitting on in Summer! : LAWN
17-across – Rigid line taken by hospital department : STRINGENT
21-across – Travelling after the game : ONSAFARI
22-across – A division of the church : SCHISM
24-across – Hope to stay involved in medical practice : OSTEOPATHY
25-across – Abraham Lincoln, to start with, was murdered : ABEL
26-across – Club for a field athlete : PUTTER
27-across – Fetching follower of the game : GUNDOG
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – I entered dream home – in Spain, suitably enough : CASTILE
2-down – Oil producer under pressure has a heart of stone : OLIVE
3-down – One of the toasts that may be offered with a meal : CROUTON
5-down – Churchgoers guarding priest’s remains : RELICS
6-down – Flying up and down the touchline? : ONTHEWING
7-down – A shelved medical assistant : DRESSER
8-down – No racehorse alive is one! : DEADCERTAINTY
14-down – He provides regular press handouts : NEWSAGENT
16-down – Queues seen on washing days? : LINESUP
18-down – Do you agree? I don’t believe it! : IASKYOU
19-down – It’s intended to encourage laying in a little money : NESTEGG
20-down – Bird in the bull-ring : MAGPIE
23-down – To save is difficult with nothing coming in : HOARD
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.