This crossword No. 22388 clues and answers were published on Mon 10 Dec 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22388 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Spider that reaps? : HARVESTER
10-across – Permission to depart : LEAVE
11-across – Pay left-winger for bet : WAGERED
12-across – A green one may be driven to drink : GODDESS
13-across – Poet’s pigeon : HOMER
14-across – A sort able to produce old instrument : ASTROLABE
16-across – Genius at figures who’s done a spell at the Treasury? : FINANCIALWIZARD
19-across – Disposition to put up with minor degree of variation : TOLERANCE
21-across – Favourite artist from old city : PETRA
22-across – To a soldier extent of space proves drawback : RETRACT
23-across – The more unusual form of demonstrable principle : THEOREM
24-across – Company in red, I believe : CREDO
25-across – Action on speech about exercise : OPERATION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Hat we fetch out to keep the discussion going : CHEWTHEFAT
2-down – Trail round island with guide : DRAGOMAN
3-down – Porter or beer keeps one right : BEARER
4-down – Boss of the studio : STUD
5-down – Highly intelligent athlete put in the shade : BRIGHTBLUE
6-down – Pleased one is including oil extract from flowers : GLADIOLI
7-down – Girl putting up drink chart : PAMELA
8-down – Sounds like a cat where horse should be : MEWS
14-down – Divorce results from a falsehood uttered to a large number of people : ALIENATION
15-down – Fondness for measure to get people to enter into trade arrangement : ENDEARMENT
17-down – He tells of island coming up over the hill : NARRATOR
18-down – A boost to performance of heavenly body : ASTEROID
20-down – The character of a landlord? : LETTER
21-down – Paper ordered – you first send the money in advance : PREPAY
22-down – Sway to the music : ROCK
23-down – Sound of grief caused by row : TIER
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.