This crossword No. 22846 clues and answers were published on Mon 02 Jun 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22846 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – High-pitched river battle : FALSETTO
9-across – Mount framing an artist in his element : ARARAT
10-across – Provides encouragement for poaching, say : EGGS
11-across – Boy going to school in Suffolk : FELIXSTOWE
12-across – Lots follow second test : SAMPLE
14-across – Dwelling is rented out : RESIDENT
15-across – Speech written on an envelope : ADDRESS
17-across – Feeling guilty, has made reparations : ASHAMED
20-across – An automatic grill should do it : BROWNING
22-across – Lie back, having eaten – whacked! : BIFFED
23-across – The issue of offspring : GRANDCHILD
24-across – Clever stroke to point : CUTE
25-across – Operatic heroine that is at heart betrayed : ISOLDE
26-across – Impressed by eastern flight : STAMPEDE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Vehicle needs protection at the front : VANGUARD
2-down – One member of the family currently at Oxford : ISIS
3-down – Choke is left out : STIFLE
4-down – Post on ship or shore for a sailor : BOLLARD
5-down – Teams in the markets for left-wingers : MARXISTS
6-down – The prodigal son’s return fare : FATTEDCALF
7-down – I want a free, democratic island : TAIWAN
13-down – Blue shellfish : PERIWINKLE
16-down – They join together in operations : STITCHES
18-down – Calm water at dusk : EVENTIDE
19-down – Opposed to profit in a way : AGAINST
21-down – Most unusual form of arrest : RAREST
22-down – Wrongly blamed for the uproar : BEDLAM
24-down – Cut a cloak : COPE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.