This crossword No. 22712 clues and answers were published on Fri 27 Dec 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22712 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Left Group One to feature in commercial : ABANDONED
10-across – One who looks lecherously breaks leg in Oregon : OGLER
11-across – One not known to Heather provides a hint : INKLING
12-across – Like a lengthened skirt, it’s a disappointment : LETDOWN
13-across – Fish to sell, recipe included : TROUT
14-across – Bad sentry failing as a witness : BYSTANDER
16-across – He will free everyone first, causing pandemonium : ALLHELLLETLOOSE
19-across – Better time for cutting down on food of high quality : EXCELLENT
21-across – Rough, but not censored : UNCUT
22-across – Traitors turning to wine marked special : STARRED
23-across – Erasmus used one who, reportedly, needs bodies : MASSEUR
24-across – Scoundrel with an Irish accent first found missing : ROGUE
25-across – Mark subordinate to policy : UNDERLINE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Reformed tart is game to see JP : MAGISTRATE
2-down – Finance allows Kitty to have bread : BANKROLL
3-down – Enthusiast to count: it includes one hundred : ADDICT
4-down – Shooting party members got up to get warm : SNUG
5-down – Incline to keep unemployment benefit for a teenager : ADOLESCENT
6-down – Soccer boot twisted in dive : FOOTBALL
7-down – Type of paste used by salmon daily : ALMOND
8-down – Mother’s mother nearly gets donation : GRAN
14-down – Love letter found with tie in dull box : BILLETDOUX
15-down – Actual sound recorded twice running on sort of tape machine : REELTOREEL
17-down – Elgar composed differently in the finale, when amplified : ENLARGED
18-down – Near to getting praise by instalments : ONCREDIT
20-down – Safekeeping for a warhorse without a tail : CHARGE
21-down – Hesitant superior takes on new nurse : UNSURE
22-down – Cupid got up and, they say, saw red : SORE
23-down – It’s the fashion for a maiden to be attracted to poetry : MODE
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.