This crossword No. 22158 clues and answers were published on Fri 16 Mar 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22158 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Relaxed eating soldier’s medicinal plant : COMFREY
5-across – Supplement for Dutch chemical company during depression : CODICIL
9-across – A posh actor crashed vehicle : AUTOCAR
10-across – A student leaves one country for another : AUSTRIA
11-across – Refractory when turning to criticism : FIREPROOF
12-across – Sweet prince meets Virginia : HALVA
13-across – Sticky stuff initially stuck in hold : RESIN
15-across – Vegetable popular in tavern : AUBERGINE
17-across – Sea creature hit police sergeant? He will! : LAMPSHELL
19-across – Decoration held by journalist in Bury : EMBED
22-across – Son boasted of wages commonly : SCREW
23-across – Water is a barrier to pig : ADAMSWINE
25-across – Great composer accepts student librettist : GILBERT
26-across – Vengeful daughter to choose gunman : ELECTRA
27-across – Greek character gets over speech defect in time : EPSILON
28-across – Fibres coiled right around the fireplace : RINGLET
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Beetle keeps maiden on edge : CHAMFER
2-down – Medium Ishtar bewitched killed a bull : MITHRAS
3-down – Racehorse going uphill is run over : RECAP
4-down – Drinker’s challenge is ordeal Fay bungled : YARDOFALE
5-down – After tea, a couple of fellows banter : CHAFF
6-down – Doctor hid Grace’s execution : DISCHARGE
7-down – Composer’s heart’s bad when climbing : CORELLI
8-down – General hides a cigarette in the greenery : LEAFAGE
14-down – Owen”s heel is mangled in the front of the plane : NOSSWHEEL
16-down – Crooner makes delivery on a beast : BALLADEER
17-down – Food in sink in the alley : LASAGNE
18-down – Game fellows tour the Republic of Botswana : MARBLES
20-down – British weapon page left in city : BRISTOL
21-down – Long for shed of a particular manufacture : DIECAST
23-down – Continue to play in London : ACTON
24-down – Small bird’s tail : STERN
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.