This crossword No. 22326 clues and answers were published on Fri 28 Sep 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22326 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – See birds with bread : LOAVES
6-across – Almost cents is all you need for Chinese food : DIMSUM
9-across – Upper class officer shot : GENTRY
10-across – Father with pathetic girl in California city : PASADENA
11-across – Star going round in luggage van : VEGA
12-across – No other ark made land : NORTHKOREA
13-across – Lack of shelter I depend on? Only in part : NOTENTIRELY
18-across – Crisp notes corrupted policemen : INSPECTORS
21-across – Clever learner in Lincoln : ABLE
22-across – Instruments employed by one beginning to cultivate a vegetable : BRASSICA
23-across – Support the rear at the front : BEFORE
24-across – Fortune’s arms for little birds with no go : SLINGS
25-across – Ejected ticket seller turned up first : PUTOUT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Capital – not for investment in pudding : SANTIAGO
2-down – Scots know about no African : KENYAN
3-down – Dog legs taken by actress and singer : PINSCHER
4-down – Did Sue and Dot dash off? : USEDTO
5-down – One hears principal songs : LIEDER
7-down – Soldiers capturing more than half of India in 1759 battle : MINDEN
8-down – Working and keeping time is not compulsory : OPERATIONAL
14-down – Art works: topless things and other things on top : ETCHINGS
15-down – Game played by kids in meadow for recreation, without parental guidance : LEAPFROG
16-down – Prologues from Icelandic, Norse tales, Russian or Swedish prologues : INTROS
17-down – The colour of treacle that’s not quite off : CLARET
19-down – Forgo one’s turn – I am frequently appearing : PASSIM
20-down – Tame naval vessel expected : SUBDUE
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.