This crossword No. 22354 clues and answers were published on Wed 31 Oct 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22354 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Scots have mother cat with a bruise : HAEMATOMA
10-across – Seek a 13: something wrong? : HITCH
11-across – Jocularly feared? Jocularly killed’s about right : DREADED
12-across – 21 3’s anything but increasing bird when the boss is about : FARFROM
13-across – Travel could be rough : RIDE
14-across – Under Milk Wood’s bigamist keeps last year’s leaders living : DAILYBREAD
16-across – Say what old currency means? : EXPOUND
17-across – American fellow about to manage one country in Africa : BURUNDI
19-across – After 6, Afghan regime, unbanned, restricts energies : VITALITIES
22-across – Party when going to 23 – a hind? : STAG
24-across – The French drunkard’s house in a country in Africa : LESOTHO
25-across – Minister, female, on setter’s account : MEACHER
26-across – Misshapen men or poetical monster : ENORM
27-across – Wild flower with tag, Light of Evening? : AFTERGLOW
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 20 : THEDURBERVILLES
2-down – Finding scene, which is said to include river, bathe! : SERENDIP
3-down – See 21 : HARDY
4-down – Initially dyed in the ____ and whence 21 3’s people came : WOODLAND
5-down – Right and left, very bad : LAWFUL
6-down – Spooner’s son Tertius, the Australian flyer : THORNBIRD
7-down – Look round 5 and don’t eat : STARVE
8-down – See 12 : THEMADDINGCROWD
15-down – Wriggly multipede or two in a bar : DUPLETIME
17-down – They are put out in bars and meet trouble : BEERMATS
18-down – Crazy, horrible place for summaries? : NUTSHELL
20-down – 21 3’s Sh! See lovebirds flutter feebly : TESSOF
21-down – Nearly hot potatoes eaten by late writer : THOMAS
23-down – Tie the knot indeed! : MARRY
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.