This crossword No. 22216 clues and answers were published on Wed 23 May 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22216 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Form of escort public or private? : SECTOR
4-across – Wise man in old city, an old religious disputant : USAGER
9-across – Primo and Nahum, the poet, get a lift : LEVI
10-across – By obtaining a degree, Robert, the poet, goes where it’s always cold : PERMAFROST
11-across – Poem doesn’t end on notes that are nasty : ODIOUS
12-across – Maidenly old poet goes round North America : VIRGINAL
13-across – Ban writer earning money? : PROSCRIBE
15-across – See 9 : TATE
16-across – Lots of paper put on before going in : PADS
17-across – Dot’s follower, a modern poet, causes a stir : COMMOTION
21-across – Give name with nothing in it to fool with old gold coin : DOUBLOON
22-across – Smoke seriously in hospital and drink : INHALE
24-across – Fool gets all Yorkshire to make hard cases : NITRIDINGS
25-across – See 2 : MARX
26-across – From which to take us to Nuneaton? : EUSTON
27-across – Social worker for border county : ANTRIM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Poet inclined to blue? : SPENDER
2-down – Fashionable old poet with unknown brother of comedy : CHICO
3-down – Work with model on the other side : OPPOSER
5-down – Wait under a second with the eyes of an optimist : STARRY
6-down – Sprouting from 10 margin, possibly : GERMINANT
7-down – Pink eggs round the throne : ROSEATE
8-down – Poet’s round against poet, a juicy addition : GRAVYBROWNING
14-down – Conceit which poet has to face? : SIDEBURNS
16-down – Supply lions with some eggs to eat : PROVIDE
18-down – China semi-involved with Japanese finance? : MEISSEN
19-down – Broken idol, curious container for fuel : OILDRUM
20-down – Jinx on poet with rings : HOODOO
23-down – Poet to take one back? : HOMER
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.