This crossword No. 22891 clues and answers were published on Thu 24 Jul 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22891 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Desire to tour country is feminine : WOMANISH
9-across – Animal finding snake in the grass : WEASEL
10-across – See 24 : LEAF
11-across – Compositor must be kind to get gelatine : TYPESETTER
12-across – Some Chinese subtract three from five to leave six, perhaps? : DIMSUM
14-across – Abroad she captures one mammoth, about to become fit : ELIGIBLE
15-across – Tenor’s heart evident in doleful lament : MONODY
17-across – Do house buyers find extremes in Tom Hanks’ character? : GAZUMP
20-across – For a carrier of disease, doctor’s capital! : MOSQUITO
22-across – Breathe with difficulty, that’s the trick : WHEEZE
23-across – Guttersnipe on an Indian scale messin’ up : RAGAMUFFIN
24-across – Delicate stuff needed when lead wasted in game : GOLD
25-across – Liquid spirits : HUMOUR
26-across – Wine from river, that is, to throw out : RIESLING
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Perfunctory compliance unfortunately isn’t OK with me : TOKENISM
2-down – Little lower, showing a bit of leg : CALF
3-down – Two little boys, one made to suffer : VICTIM
4-down – Ending in trousers, was Indian dish lacking heart a sign of appalling movement? : SWASTIKA
5-down – At which cobblers, like elves, rushed : LASTMINUTE
6-down – Breakfast TV continuing to report? : CEREAL
8-down – Farm machine which feeds rabbit? : HOPPER
13-down – Sequin for embroidery soon becoming a must : SINEQUANON
16-down – Cocktail made of milk, almost 75p collected for one : DAIQUIRI
18-down – Dog grabbing no sleep upset – description of a cryptic clue, perhaps? : PUZZLING
19-down – Chest, or one clearing it we hear : COFFER
21-down – 18 full stop a question mark’s carried : OPAQUE
22-down – Film director having received Oscar : WINNER
24-down – Bird’s fleece : GULL
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.