This crossword No. 22898 clues and answers were published on Fri 01 Aug 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22898 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Underwear seen in bed : BLOOMERS
9-across – Sailor to hunt bird : OSPREY
10-across – She followed Pip in the afternoon : EMMA
11-across – Foreign Office has money for charge : FOSTERLING
12-across – Guard the German after conflict : WARDER
14-across – Failing to find bone in tumulus : MORIBUND
15-across – No hope keeping student like Bunter : OWLISH
17-across – Order made only after promotion : ADJUST
20-across – Tea rose for composer : CHABRIER
22-across – Nit-picker gets ace fighter in a huff : PEDANT
23-across – Lester and Iris wrecked the autoclave : STERILISER
24-across – Carriage in ambush : TRAP
25-across – Cook vegetable in advance : BEETON
26-across – Miscreant makes proposition about outcome : OFFENDER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Penny is over illness got from graphite : PLUMBAGO
2-down – Gentile’s a painter : GOYA
3-down – Oriental wearing guide’s jacket : REEFER
4-down – Party clothes journalist creased : DOGEARED
5-down – Possessed time to be shown over vault : SPELLBOUND
6-down – Ensign and Quaker agreed : PENNON
8-down – Password for man entering bishopric : SESAME
13-down – Think of French rescue : DELIBERATE
16-down – Carol keeps stack of coin : SHILLING
18-down – Giant let free in Cornwall : TINTAGEL
19-down – Topers getting wrecked quickly : PRESTO
21-down – Dislike tangled thread : HATRED
22-down – I fry up messily and clean : PURIFY
24-down – Got over insect bite : TANG
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.