This crossword No. 22176 clues and answers were published on Fri 06 Apr 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22176 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – They help to protect viewers from lewd exhibitions : BLUESPECTACLES
9-across – Conveyance by model trains, perhaps : TRANSIT
10-across – Musical drama by Lawrence found to be effective : OPERATE
11-across – The French greeting on holiday : LEAVE
12-across – An aggregation that is swallowed by eels : CONGERIES
13-across – Excess payment concerning children? : OVERISSUE
14-across – Musical composition man made on one note : RONDO
15-across – County’s quiet anger : SHIRE
17-across – Not how a smoker wants to be superior : MATCHLESS
20-across – Boat made by dismissed aircraft worker : OUTRIGGER
22-across – Take undue advantage of sailor custom : ABUSE
23-across – Anxiety for business : CONCERN
24-across – Reply to composer from town in Bavaria : ANSBACH
25-across – Medical expert that the top brass encourage strongly : GENERALSURGEON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The nerve of Caledonians in drink! : BOTTLEOFSCOTCH
2-down – Ignorant girl gets the goods … : UNAWARE
3-down – … yet misses out when having to apply organisation and method : SYSTEMISE
4-down – Leads astray with awful scene about it, perhaps : ENTICES
5-down – Beat when over the right weight : TROUNCE
6-down – Pancake taken back from coffee percolator area : CREPE
7-down – Artful avoidance of girl is no use : EVASION
8-down – Staff open these, perhaps, on Boxing Day : FEASTOFSTEPHEN
14-down – One who goes over and listens again to Queen : REHEARSER
16-down – Concentrated on getting tin seen about : INTENSE
17-down – Colour, possibly, meant to include silver : MAGENTA
18-down – Sailor is sunbathing in Scottish colours : TARTANS
19-down – Bird not in time to see rival : EMULATE
21-down – One Frenchman’s girl : IRENE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.