This crossword No. 22018 clues and answers were published on Mon 02 Oct 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22018 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Circumvents current faults : SHORTCIRCUITS
10-across – Frequent stop : HANGABOUT
11-across – Saw about group composition : TENON
12-across – Purpose of police duty : POINT
13-across – Wicked and I can’t, alas, reform : SATANICAL
14-across – Recognised by the critics? : NOTICED
16-across – Increase keenness? : SHARPEN
18-across – Showed off, though second-rate and badly dressed : BRAGGED
20-across – Resembled a damaged knee-cap on the outside : LIKENED
21-across – Addressing some criticism : TALKINGTO
23-across – Part of floral plate design? : PETAL
24-across – She requires daily refreshment : LYDIA
25-across – No less sure to find out : ASCERTAIN
26-across – Defeated by the elements? : WEATHERBEATEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – She gets the theatre in an uproar : HENRIETTA
3-down – Respond to plea to go back on stage : REACT
4-down – Frustrated, that’s what a mule is! : CROSSED
5-down – Turns to stare about : ROTATES
6-down – Hammers home : UPTONPARK
7-down – The keynote to good health? : TONIC
8-down – Glass-cutter? : SHIPINABOTTLE
9-down – A tree leaning over a ramp, perhaps : INCLINEDPLANE
15-down – Aware of son acting badly : COGNISANT
17-down – Pull out all the stops? Could be just the opposite! : PUNCTUATE
19-down – A number agreed to correction, being humble : DEGRADE
20-down – Pride in its arrival is no sin for the parents : LIONCUB
22-down – Deposit for a house : LODGE
23-down – Deposit a jacket and hood : PARKA
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.