This crossword No. 22314 clues and answers were published on Fri 14 Sep 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22314 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Blinking hooter is hard to find! : OWLISH
4-across – Inside stone front door it rattled : AGITATED
9-across – Queen holds medal found in fireplace : EMBER
10-across – Companion wants cool tea, stirred and sweet : CHOCOLATE
11-across – Copper put rain ruined start of play : CURTAINUP
12-across – Talked of using pole to dig with : SPOKE
13-across – Armed when going to a funeral? : MOURNINGBAND
17-across – Glue with scent is upsetting tiny pets : STICKINSECTS
20-across – An unmarried mother is different : OTHER
21-across – Where you’ll find trees scattered round frozen water : LEICESTER
23-across – Politician follows everyone into backstreet to see invention : TALLSTORY
24-across – Giant thing in bronze : TITAN
25-across – One painting lines with great skill : ARTISTRY
26-across – One advising one to leave the Spanish capital when rejected : ORACLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Beat vicar and ring up, getting firm with me : OVERCOME
2-down – Timber supplier wanted chimney to have a light in : LABURNUM
3-down – Country’s uplifting tunes about the Fourth of July : SYRIA
5-down – Waving toy dog, I get people inside – which helps sales! : GOODPUBLICITY
6-down – Lots of you, once on beaches : THOUSANDS
7-down – If a drink’s wanted, there”s bags in this : TEAPOT
8-down – Declines to go with the foreign lorry driver : DIESEL
10-down – Time for prayer for church dignitary, one time outside California : CANONICALHOUR
14-down – Nothing goes on in their camps : NATURISTS
15-down – Elated, but still after church backing : ECSTATIC
16-down – Field behind East Street is cut off : ESTRANGE
18-down – Stands in for Jethro straight away : ROSTRA
19-down – Holiday accommodation hired after tea : CHALET
22-down – About ten engineers turned to go in : ENTER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.