This crossword No. 22900 clues and answers were published on Mon 04 Aug 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22900 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Coming first in a US election : PRIMARY
5-across – Vessel going round lake casts off : SLOUGHS
10-across – A word of approval for those in favour : AYES
11-across – Poorly valued live entertainment : VAUDEVILLE
12-across – Man on watch around Beach Head : ALBERT
13-across – When high water is low : NEAPTIDE
14-across – Fruit in tree can go off : NECTARINE
16-across – Docks associated with locks, we hear : QUAYS
17-across – A shade of caution : AMBER
19-across – Courts get rough with bad kidnappers : ABDUCTORS
23-across – Badly handle patients’ outing? : ILLTREAT
24-across – Climbs Everest and Ararat, say : MOUNTS
26-across – Joint accompaniment? : VEGETABLES
27-across – Means of transport, sometimes sprung : TRAP
28-across – Small dining chairs : SEATING
29-across – Cinders gets wicked dame feeling guilty : ASHAMED
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Uncommon pronoun : ROYALWE
3-down – It’s made with a billiard cue – straight up! : MASSE
4-down – A hot rod driver : RIVETER
6-down – General method that allows margin for error : LEEWAY
7-down – Such investment gives one confidence : UNITTRUST
8-down – It’s divine embracing girl in time off : HOLIDAY
9-down – The Marathon, perhaps? : RUNNINGBATTLE
15-down – Dealing with team capsized in river : TREATMENT
18-down – Doctor to tell stories about dramatist : MOLIERE
20-down – Reveals United Nations’ demand in writing : UNMASKS
21-down – Desert folk struggle to succeed : RATRACE
22-down – Keep your thanks in check : RETAIN
25-down – It’s very much used as a prefix : ULTRA
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.