This crossword No. 22386 clues and answers were published on Fri 07 Dec 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22386 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Mr Cruise takes a cruise, first on one river then another : POTOMAC
5-across – Some milk I left for a duck : PINTAIL
9-across – It’s not fair to mourn : PLAIN
10-across – Wearing a metal jacket, one gets no back injuries : ABRASIONS
11-across – Drunk after drink is unassailable : WATERTIGHT
12-across – Petty Officer with navy blue material : PORN
14-across – A recruit on a manoeuvre? Not at all! : AUCONTRAIRE
18-across – Noted Spanish gypsy taking tea break – one caught by service provider : CARMECHANIC
21-across – Vessels a Scottish poet topped : URNS
22-across – A paid athlete has to go down deeper : PROFOUNDER
25-across – Match at sea in sea film : SEMIFINAL
26-across – Country where native leader is seen in Roman costume : TONGA
27-across – Do spies change place in order? : DISPOSE
28-across – Piece of mosaic Greek god put back : TESSERA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Father waits outside for fruit : PAPAWS
2-down – Short treatises about street transport : TRACTS
3-down – Psychic worker going underground without fear : MINDREADER
4-down – Animal taking cover on island : COATI
5-down – Dolly bird entered temple : PARTHENON
6-down – Regency architect from the north remains : NASH
7-down – A game soldier taking arrowhead for self-defence : APOLOGIA
8-down – Spartan commander given only half a tool : LYSANDER
13-down – Mythical murderer misleading court and press : PROCRUSTES
15-down – Ragged cheer once needed sticking together : COHERENCE
16-down – Damned prosecutor finally smothered by one on trial : ACCURSED
17-down – Chess expert losing last three family members : GRANDMAS
19-down – Part of a wooden seat from Hans Christian Andersen’s birthplace : ODENSE
20-down – Prepare girl for battle with the fleet : ARMADA
23-down – Fair odds allowed for a piece of meat : FILET
24-down – Hairstyle for revolutionary or sportsmen : AFRO
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.