This crossword No. 22072 clues and answers were published on Mon 04 Dec 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22072 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – It may reveal hidden charges : MINEDETECTOR
8-across – Troops didn’t finish the course : REGIMEN
9-across – Dishing out for a party : SHINDIG
11-across – Case Len resolved to clear up : CLEANSE
12-across – Penguin noted by Beethoven : EMPEROR
13-across – Publish and I p-prosecute! : ISSUE
14-across – A precaution against deflation : SPARETYRE
16-across – Breeding place for germs, perhaps : INCUBATOR
19-across – French military cover : SHAKO
21-across – They count for nothing : NOUGHTS
23-across – Put in – or shut out : ENCLOSE
24-across – Desert people engaged in fierce competition : RATRACE
25-across – Unusual spite shown by the French in a letter : EPISTLE
26-across – Now is the time to use this : PRESENTTENSE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Attractive bars : MAGNETS
2-down – A man who’s proposed? : NOMINEE
3-down – Desert inn providing meal service : DINNERSET
4-down – Experience state interference : TASTE
5-down – He’s game : CRIPPLE
6-down – Regular soldier? : ORDERLY
7-down – I can report it improved, doctor : PRACTITIONER
10-down – It was heaven on earth while it lasted : GARDENOFEDEN
15-down – People engaged in a welcome correspondence : AGREEMENT
17-down – Chip bar? : COUNTER
18-down – Acts as executor – some teachers want to : BEHEADS
19-down – Notices deployed military group : SECTION
20-down – Preacher makes pleas to convert : APOSTLE
22-down – Wild goose yarn? : SKEIN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.