This crossword No. 22149 clues and answers were published on Tue 06 Mar 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22149 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Mark setting the standard : MODEL
4-across – Wrong leader’s taken on top dog : AIREDALE
8-across – Bad lot? Bad job! : NASTYBITOFWORK
10-across – Partner wearing girdle with ribbing : RALLYING
11-across – Chief meeting Queen’s man with bow : ARCHER
12-across – Spike tears dreadfully : LACERATES
15-across – Character going to seed : GRAIN
17-across – Heartless visitor saw round to our delight : GUSTO
18-across – Baseball player in pants and T-shirt : SHORTSTOP
19-across – Hack covers page with sensational headline : SPLASH
21-across – Clever daily means to fix the buzzer : FLYPAPER
24-across – Set opening clue, working to mislead : PUTONEACROSSON
25-across – Period of ignorance without the Sun and Times? : DARKAGES
26-across – Girl to coordinate going on stage : DAISY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – With oil streaming out, this prospector is made : MINERALOGIST
2-down – Forces abroad, for example : DISPLACES
3-down – Pull in here, set down and bid farewell : LAYBY
4-down – Turns away from little green man, hair standing on end : ALIENATES
5-down – Pound from base limit bouncing back to upper limit : ROOF
6-down – Blue ? Tory out and out : DOWNRIGHT
7-down – Extract of poplar, chestnut, box and conifer : LARCH
9-down – Quality of the candid camera photo? : TRANSPARENCY
13-down – Return to gold standard and mint, say : ROOTSTOCK
14-down – Pair of cords to go with brogues, perhaps : SHOELACES
16-down – A new wine list introduced ahead of starters : ANTIPASTI
20-down – Girl, if topless, would create an atmosphere : LAURA
22-down – Some encouragement, you say, is in vain : PROUD
23-down – Ice in the drink? : BERG
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.