This crossword No. 22057 clues and answers were published on Thu 16 Nov 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22057 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – President presents line of trees in slow motion : WOODROW
5-across – Montefiore forbidden to give horse its dinner? : NOSEBAG
9-across – A touch of the Cretan summit? : MIDAS
10-across – Another Blair babe on the way? : NEWLABOUR
11-across – 1 19’s plan for 12, a round within Hague’s capacity : FOURTEENPOINTS
13-across – Makes ‘ot food : EATS
14-across – One of the family? That would be telling : RELATION
17-across – Canterbury pilgrim continuing in the season : SUMMONER
18-across – A left hand writing for the present : ALMS
21-across – Europhile, perhaps, is tottering in a shambles : INTEGRATIONIST
23-across – Defamatory address to America on line with one phone call : LIBELLOUS
24-across – Plan in shade of doorway : HATCH
25-across – Loss of moisture – v.p. : SEEPAGE
26-across – Retribution seems in doubt : NEMESIS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The West Indian politician is a feeble fellow : WIMP
2-down – Ex-Tory supply clerk – I belt out one of the BEF : OLDCONTEMPTIBLE
3-down – Make another arrangement for holiday destination : RESORT
4-down – Colourless boy, probably a criminal : WANTED
5-down – Being shown at present: danger arising and I’m not surprised! : NOWONDER
6-down – Beast carries a child according to the time of year : SEASONAL
7-down – Gordon, followed by Frank, strangely, is set to find building land : BROWNFIELDSITES
8-down – There’s glitter as she rings off : GARISHNESS
12-down – Palace’s following of vice: dispose of one on the way up : VERSAILLES
15-down – Day when giant nearly reached the Eastern region : MONGOLIA
16-down – Araucaria’s space poem, The bird with big feet : MEGAPODE
19-down – See 1 across : WILSON
20-down – Song from Iolanthe : ANTHEM
22-down – How do you put something between gold and myrrh? : THUS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.