This crossword No. 22205 clues and answers were published on Thu 10 May 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22205 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Town council carried advertising : SANDWICHBOARD
10-across – Harsh covering for gully : GRATING
11-across – Widespread custom after the port : DIFFUSE
12-across – Discover good side in heel : LEARN
13-across – Itinerant itinerants lose one itinerant : TRANSIENT
14-across – Lucifer’s equal : MATCH
16-across – Is over Midge Ure’s autograph : SIGNATURE
18-across – Land of Hope? : RURITANIA
19-across – In glee I derry down : EIDER
20-across – Structural geology, etc wasted stimulants : TECTONICS
23-across – Further society’s conventions : MORES
24-across – Queen replaces one in drug work : OPERATE
25-across – Place to inspire or heal, I suspect : AIRHOLE
26-across – Purge over-excited fool within time limits : DECONTAMINATE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Mineral tar as medium of exchange : ALABASTER
3-down – Think fit to speak European : DEIGN
4-down – Bar entered the other way round : INGOT
5-down – Head angry about bloomer : HYDRANGEA
6-down – Obscure order about female puma from America, perhaps : OBFUSCATE
7-down – Wake up – turn in – got up : ROUSE
8-down – Silver-r! See me share large pile : AGGLOMERATION
9-down – Drink Irishman tipped inside escort’s footwear : BEETLECRUSHER
15-down – A cooking problem? : HOTPOTATO
16-down – Male’s subconscious feeling? : SENTIMENT
17-down – Sole place for subjection : UNDERFOOT
21-down – Fabric of cloth in church : CREPE
22-down – Butter up quartermistress : SMARM
23-down – Fool’s gold’s seen midday : MORON
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.