This crossword No. 22497 clues and answers were published on Thu 18 Apr 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22497 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Substitute for 4, 9, 10, 14, 19, 21, 27 or 29 : DOUBLE
4-across – Light fitting good for burning daylight : GLAZING
9-across – Contained counter counter counter-tenor : BARRELLED
10-across – Tool used time ‘n’ time again : AGENT
11-across – Sliced chicken : CAPON
12-across – Hammer demonstrator’s excessive claim to a London borough? : ISLINGTON
13-across – Final puff from stovepipe hat : EPITAPH
15-across – Triumvirate running the tundra? : TROIKA
17-across – Scott’s post: standing to in return journey : EDITOR
19-across – Articulate job-sharer with 17 : JOINTED
22-across – Made love with one from model police force : COMPELLED
24-across – Stone circles absorbing one : LAPIS
26-across – Petri dish! : TRIPE
27-across – The old man’s friend might take a breather : PNEUMONIA
28-across – Rick’s communication’s scrambled : HAYWIRE
29-across – One’s hand is in his : DEALER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Crash when taxi turns left into river : DEBACLE
2-down – Open a French 13 : UNRIP
3-down – How hunters behave without hearts; one’s in the right and one’s inwhat? : LIEINWAIT
4-down – Thought For The Day, say: The Fate of the Olympians : GODSLOT
5-down – At the Turk’s Head, in for another round, please! : AGAIN
6-down – Wanted features composed thus : IDENTIKIT
7-down – Wicketkeeper enforcing such confinement? : GATING
8-down – Bob’s on the skids : SLEIGH
14-down – Bond: ‘e’s out of his tiny mind! On the contrary, not his, unfortunately : INDEMNITY
16-down – Miss Woodhouse left sadly for one raising the standard : ORIFLAMME
18-down – Reverse talk of Raleigh’s failure : RELAPSE
19-down – Tries to find Deborah here : JUDGES
20-down – Literary giant in the cave of Trophonius : DESPAIR
21-down – Spike with spirit : SCOTCH
23-down – That’s Gibson in there, up a gum tree : ELEMI
25-down – Unsparing writer, Capp : PENAL
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.