This crossword No. 22234 clues and answers were published on Wed 13 Jun 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22234 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Housing settlement : ACCOMMODATION
10-across – Little girl to retain damaged box : CONTAINER
11-across – Informed some of the raw article is rejected : AWARE
12-across – Girl accepting object in goodwill : AMITY
13-across – Lay down as a rule before writer : PRESCRIBE
14-across – Person who retired before time, perhaps : EREMITE
16-across – Man has to buy drinks all round in that place : THEREAT
18-across – Stories about child are an understatement : LITOTES
20-across – Stole cattle, but made little noise : RUSTLED
21-across – Declaration of love for a saint : VALENTINE
23-across – Hastings group with one doctor? : BANDA
24-across – Almost average girl : NORMA
25-across – Unorthodox priest manged to infiltrate and become known : TRANSPIRE
26-across – Seer gets warning about barrel counter : FORTUNETELLER
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Showing restraint in Europe, for instance : CONTINENT
3-down – Seal ring and attempt to swallow one : OTARY
4-down – Clothing for Roman foot-soldiers : MANIPLE
5-down – Gloomiest doctor takes a turn : DARKEST
6-down – Rural group whose purpose is to top the charts, perhaps : THATCHERS
7-down – Took a picture showing rare animal : OKAPI
8-down – What professional fiddler does just to get by? : SCRAPEALIVING
9-down – Make allusion to artist, suggesting lack of balance? : REFERTODRAWER
15-down – Public officer being mean to worker : INTENDANT
17-down – Brier in elegant profusion : EGLANTINE
19-down – Bird with no aversion to cheese : STILTON
20-down – Once again carry out direction in state of trance : REENACT
22-down – Left ship rather slowly : LARGO
23-down – Man giving note to girl on rising : BASIL
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.