This crossword No. 22208 clues and answers were published on Mon 14 May 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22208 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Employ tea in a bag; it gives time for settlement : HIREPURCHASE
8-across – Modern entrance to old prison : NEWGATE
9-across – Old Egyptian gambling game, its said : PHARAOH
11-across – Article on a crime wave in the country : AMERICA
12-across – Showed respect for an old lady, but insulted a young one : STOODUP
13-across – Good fellow cutting dried grass is quick : HASTY
14-across – No longer in the cast, but in touch : OUTOFPLAY
16-across – Coal seam worked by sailors : MINELAYER
19-across – Sailors are all so perplexed : ATSEA
21-across – Pitch of the roof? : BITUMEN
23-across – Eastern politician bound to be exhausted : EMPTIED
24-across – Spring issue : EMANATE
25-across – Eggs turn into cheers : OVATION
26-across – Therapy for abuse? : ILLTREATMENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cables from ship to shore : HAWSERS
2-down – The truth about Italy’s reconstruction : REALITY
3-down – Wrongly portrayed as a hunter : PREDATORY
4-down – One knows them to be well-informed : ROPES
5-down – Intercept principal on holiday : HEADOFF
6-down – Con man turns up in disgrace : SCANDAL
7-down – A humble fan to be moved, too deep for words : UNFATHOMABLE
10-down – A comedown, but not a disappointing one : HAPPYLANDING
15-down – Got up and dressed : TURNEDOUT
17-down – Game with two essential elements of tennis : NETBALL
18-down – Beat a doctor in the final : LAMBAST
19-down – Primate swallows vegetables to satisfy hunger, perhaps : APPEASE
20-down – Winter sportsmen take it up : SKILIFT
22-down – Annie celebrates having this other girl in the family : NIECE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.