This crossword No. 22001 clues and answers were published on Tue 12 Sep 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22001 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – See 12 : MODIFIED
5-across – Shakespeare gave her a dream lover. Her mother grabbed one too! : HERMIA
9-across – Remains of course herein for the setter? : DOGGYBAG
10-across – Shakespeare’s spritely ruler? : OBERON
12-across – Doubtful apology scientific meddler makes for growth in experiments : GENETICALLY
15-across – With backing, shoots in the foot – typical! : SERIF
17-across – Second son, sadly devoured by two of the French fish : LEMONSOLE
18-across – Might amount to a model worker : AUTOMATON
19-across – See 12 : CROPS
20-across – Solicitor, going to pieces internally, but repeatedly pressing one’s case : TROTTINGOUT
24-across – Shakespeare’s Northumberland is reverting to an electoral division : SIWARD
25-across – Shakespeare’s chamberlain, so solemn faced, left one to shoulder the burden : POLONIUS
26-across – Shakespearian king is able to press for a replacement : DUNCAN
27-across – Stuffing that need not get out of the kitchen? : ASBESTOS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Where lemurs come from wild ranges with endless attention : MADAGASCAR
2-down – Rising separatists broke faith and lost soul : DEGENERATE
3-down – Attack unknown intruder in one’s pad? : FLYAT
4-down – Cut on a male is resulting in this! : EMASCULATION
6-down – Like one unborn, or one born with no mercy treatment : EMBRYONIC
7-down – Utopian encore! : MORE
8-down – Relative ‘abitat of coot or hern : AUNT
11-down – Strangely silent, I love to collect mina droppings : ELIMINATIONS
13-down – All for one person : MONOPOLIST
14-down – Prepares for a reaction when sit-ins fail to split the dioceses… : SENSITISES
16-down – … or TU mafia members in smoke-filled rooms : FUMATORIA
21-down – Ancient blubber and bone one processed : NIOBE
22-down – Guardian leader exploited : USED
23-down – Schubert”s Wanderer from this pen? : SWAN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.