This crossword No. 22611 clues and answers were published on Thu 29 Aug 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22611 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – The Spanish sailor’s nil charge is complex : ELABORATE
10-across – The Sun is a female in Russia : RAISA
11-across – Increases the amount of upper-class chatters : UPRATES
12-across – Will you do this again? : RESOLVE
13-across – Lard likely to cook one of the hunks? : LADY
14-across – Thought to be legally placed in the estimation of the street? : CONSIDERED
16-across – Love in an old officer, one of those associated with 5 : CORONET
17-across – One of these surprises was associated with 17 down : THUNDER
19-across – Further levels reached when changing numbers : NEWHEIGHTS
22-across – Fruit taken from William in Italy : UGLI
24-across – A giant to be sick for a maid : ABIGAIL
25-across – Antisocial person hails me, strangely : ISHMAEL
26-across – One of 5, say, in Indian : TIKKA
27-across – The Conqueror’s ancestor entertains some Tories: I’d love to _____ some day before I’m old : ROLLTORIO
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – In a theatrical company of aesthetes mine host is an elephant : REPUBLICANPARTY
2-down – Girl’s garment in boy, or peninsula : LABRADOR
3-down – See 17 : BOLTS
4-down – Postprandial request as entry to Pimlico? : PASSPORT
5-down – Suit of a kind? : HEARTS
6-down – Umpire disoriented top people in the USSR : PRESIDIUM
7-down – See 13 : KILLER
8-down – Hold ball? Never! I’m dispersing these so-called musicians : LAVENDERHILLMOB
15-down – Nameless feeler with endless story taking place during confinement : ANTENATAL
17-down – Bird on meadow was on line : TITFIELD
18-down – Souvenirs of friend Diana, who keeps one in butter : DOGHAIRS
20-down – Beater, in the past a young lady with plenty of spirit : WHISKY
21-down – See 20 : GALORE
23-down – Colour of the man’s suit, a success in the Guardian : WHITE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.