This crossword No. 22106 clues and answers were published on Mon 15 Jan 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22106 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Enthusiasts may wax it : LYRICAL
8-across – For punishment, keep in and cane, perhaps : PENANCE
10-across – Cartoon character it’s fashionable to watch : POPEYE
11-across – Tiptoe in order to get round robin, perhaps : PETITION
12-across – Rough deal for Helen’s mother : LEDA
13-across – Let us admit becoming excited : STIMULATED
14-across – One who is doubly alive, apparently : LIVINGBEING
19-across – Fed up, having received a grilling : BROWNEDOFF
22-across – Restrictions imposed for cup matches : TIES
23-across – Looking round for a letter? : CIRCULAR
24-across – Rush job? : CAREER
25-across – Misfortune for the other side : REVERSE
26-across – Dance apace : ONESTEP
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – They should be allowed to be themselves, we’re told : BYGONES
2-down – Class of good scholars left going over the same thing again? It’s not on : LITERATI
3-down – They’re not necessarily cut in pickle making : CAPERS
4-down – Taken by those who are sick and tired of work? : RESTCURE
5-down – It is said to aid concentration : MANTRA
6-down – Transport that gets up speed by putting one’s foot down : SCOOTER
9-down – It assists the driver to go up rather than down : SPRINGBOARD
15-down – Building Elsie and Ida regard as perfect : IDEALISE
16-down – Misplaced trust in a person unsuited for camp life : NATURIST
17-down – Is surrounded in bread crumbs and cooked : BRAISED
18-down – Soldiers gave up and retreated : RECEDED
20-down – Gate catch, perhaps : WICKET
21-down – City investment is about to be productive : FECUND
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.