This crossword No. 22138 clues and answers were published on Wed 21 Feb 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22138 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Foreman suffering reverse after third blow : OVERSEER
9-across – Shining land : ALIGHT
10-across – Fish for feeding inside : ORFE
11-across – Some military force in Africa, say : CONTINGENT
12-across – The optimist sees 9 at its end : TUNNEL
14-across – Unexpected deliveries of ceramic pieces : CHINAMEN
15-across – Onslaught is one of Laughton’s : ANAGRAM
17-across – First-class track at this London station : ARCHWAY
20-across – Introduced breakfast roll to various diets : BAPTISED
22-across – Caress one of the 8 : STROKE
23-across – It’s wicked in the dark : NIGHTLIGHT
24-across – Metallic knock on the left side : PINK
25-across – Position in which the fencer sounds in trouble! : QUARTE
26-across – Possibly a cover for Chesterfield : OVERCOAT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Set aside public place for ashes : OVERTURN
2-down – Undo reef-knot? : FREE
3-down – If Cato had one, was it blue? : PENCIL
4-down – A twisted position for a bird, a jinx by the sound of it : WRYNECK
5-down – Spirit of the clan? : FAMILIAR
6-down – One whose life is often dedicated : BIOGRAPHER
7-down – Reform the coppers : CHANGE
13-down – Evening dress, but without cuff links : NIGHTSHIRT
16-down – A priest may be such, or half a French one and you : ABSOLVER
18-down – State of the expanded Ark : ARKANSAS
19-down – They are taken slowly at the Proms : ADAGIOS
21-down – Spirit is playful, almost amusing : ANIMUS
22-down – One like Rover could be red : SETTER
24-down – Treaty ready for delivery, they say : PACT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.