This crossword No. 22290 clues and answers were published on Fri 17 Aug 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22290 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Bringing forth the case for the Euro? : EVOCATIVE
10-across – Weapon whose abandonment may bring promotion : LANCE
11-across – Porn appears for the first time in Beethoven’s work : EROTICA
12-across – Ealing Broadway first confused Asian : BENGALI
13-across – Extent of territory occupied by Crusaders? : ACRE
14-across – L could be a bargain : LOSSLEADER
15-across – One thing a spinster cannot do : REMARRY
17-across – Tony provided plum duff for the family : LUMPKIN
19-across – Effects lacking on our railways : SOUNDTRACK
22-across – Nourishment available for two small coins : SOUP
23-across – Why admit late items to be loaded? : WEALTHY
24-across – Relating to a period after privatising the mail : POSTWAR
26-across – Authority for government measures : RULER
27-across – Dutch uncle without a notion of geometry : EUCLIDEAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sign of happy marriage – none of this : NEVERACROSSWORD
2-down – Old record player? : MONOGRAM
3-down – Illness one may find in Africa : MALI
4-down – Slow in raising one’s hat to a politician : DILATORY
5-down – Island for a boy to cry over : LESBOS
6-down – Battle celebrated by Orange type : BLENHEIM
7-down – Draw no conclusion from turning to the front : ONWARD
8-down – It’s not quite clear how a Jew almost managed to save Christian writings : SEMITRANSPARENT
16-down – Space traveller and model flier : REDSTART
17-down – Substitute taking over key role : LOCKPICK
18-down – Japanese growth threatening our country? : KNOTWEED
20-down – Incompetent, but could be employed with a change of polarity : UNABLE
21-down – What a cat does with a rat : RHYMES
25-down – What’s wrong about party leader? : SPIN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.