This crossword No. 22396 clues and answers were published on Wed 19 Dec 2001 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22396 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Bully lying beside a road with diamonds has a yellow streak : COWARDICE
10-across – Thrown out of bed to join crowd : UPSET
11-across – First-class chaps going back for single woodland plant : ANEMONE
12-across – The story of a nut cracked by a widow of Moab : UNTRUTH
13-across – Ensign positioned east of Santiago : IAGO
14-across – Boon companion’s choice eggs thus had about noon : BESTFRIEND
16-across – Bound to change, to be sure : NODOUBT
17-across – Musically brisk and organised by Miss Fitzgerald on return : ALLEGRO
19-across – Mournful guru catches bus with oil sprinkled around : LUGUBRIOUS
22-across – Slugs in the morning need a doctor : AMMO
24-across – Stage names include a substitute for Lassie : ALIASES
25-across – Salt lake where cold marine animal loses its tail : DEADSEA
26-across – Almost sluggish when capturing the governor in Bolivia : LAPAZ
27-across – Ballad ain’t clean when broadcast : CANTILENA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Piece of furniture makes rare present : OCCASIONALTABLE
2-down – Backhanded pair of editors with 1,000 pounds between them : TWOEDGED
3-down – Bachelor pad gets a brush : BROOM
4-down – Get up and go to box for safety equipment : LIFEBELT
5-down – Lustre could be the consequence : RESULT
6-down – Fat bluebottle, for example, is a not very serious being : BUTTERFLY
7-down – Take over when Australian birds go north : ASSUME
8-down – The old starting signal falls without delay : ATTHEDROPOFAHAT
15-down – Big Jack, the boss, in need of sticky stuff : JUMBOSIZE
17-down – Rich cake in advertisement supplied to worker : ABUNDANT
18-down – One who punts puts only the last bit of gas in meter : GAMESTER
20-down – Understanding exercise, but still getting flu : GRIPPE
21-down – Insignificant person turns out nicest : INSECT
23-down – Literary gang leader has cigarette at home : FAGIN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.