This crossword No. 22330 clues and answers were published on Wed 03 Oct 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22330 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Audio equipment for master class : HEADSET
5-across – One bitter about ironclad perk : FREEBIE
9-across – Smart girl prompt to take note : CUTIE
10-across – Oaf carrying clout, perhaps – thanks to his wealth? : PLUTOCRAT
11-across – Ridiculous token male with unlimited cash is to declare in interest : STAKEONESCLAIM
13-across – Island getting a bit of a battering : ERIN
14-across – Idiosyncratic boy king first in ring : PERSONAL
17-across – Nasal complaint of the fool in Iris Murdoch’s last novel : RHINITIS
18-across – Report from the Fringe : BANG
21-across – Telephone secures new tool pack for seaside attraction : BLACKPOOLTOWER
23-across – My turn to pursue musical backing that”s onomatopoeic : IMITATIVE
24-across – Uninspiring, beginning to drop behind : DREAR
25-across – Bid to admit woman to skin treatment centre : TANNERY
26-across – Low-lifers about to go off with small bag : SCROTUM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Journalist given chop : HACK
2-down – Tartini corrupted : ANTITRINITARIAN
3-down – Man of faith welcoming male ruler : SHEIKH
4-down – Old Marshal storing quiet energy to make a cautious advance : TIPTOE
5-down – Drunken Scottish soldiers vote for abuse to the optically challenged : FOUREYES
6-down – Cut out or included lay : EXORCISE
7-down – Minor noble about to win common folk with special offers here : BARGAINBASEMENT
8-down – Bug-watching points to magic herb keeping energy up : ENTOMOLOGY
12-down – Ramshackle rendition of Romeo, Romeo! by Juliet : JERRYBUILT
15-down – Appropriate celebrity’s alias : NICKNAME
16-down – Smaller group’s early years : MINORITY
19-down – Leaks from the second city : BLEEDS
20-down – Died in control of explosive mixture : POWDER
22-down – Tuesday in Paris mostly given over to a drop of Scotch : DRAM
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.