This crossword No. 22426 clues and answers were published on Fri 25 Jan 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22426 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Food for politicians? : COMMONS
5-across – The study of unknown symbols? : ALGEBRA
9-across – Lift up half a bottle in the laboratory : WINCH
10-across – One could bring hope to a suffering saint, internally : OSTEOPATH
11-across – Once the Queen’s favourite sheep : LEICESTER
12-across – Fully revealed by Monty? : NAKED
13-across – Type of attention found in Public Library : PEARL
15-across – They stay away from beast seen running : ABSENTEES
18-across – Positions taken by attorney with conflicting duties : ATTITUDES
19-across – Drunk in snug : TIGHT
21-across – Fantastic route. . . : OUTRE
23-across – . . .if she fled away here : SHEFFIELD
25-across – Firmly set on heading for cover : HIDEBOUND
26-across – 3:2 could be one in Horatio’s calculation : RATIO
27-across – The German reversed round broken axle and let go : RELAXED
28-across – A substitute book : RESERVE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Wild flower found in Jersey landslide : COWSLIP
2-down – What the useless cobbler said before becoming a beggar : MENDICANT
3-down – Jock’s sorry about colour : OCHRE
4-down – Is less than 4 inches a fast record? : SHORTHAND
5-down – Change the hymn-book by omitting postscript : ALTER
6-down – Stop fool from flying in monkey food : GROUNDNUT
7-down – Vacancy left in reserve : BLANK
8-down – Pests concealed among primates : APHIDES
14-down – Spooner wanted improved security for this door feature : LETTERBOX
16-down – This hold up could bring up redness : SUSPENDER
17-down – It can whisk into the sky : EGGBEATER
18-down – The Nora Batty is someone else! : ANOTHER
20-down – A little European water creature : TADPOLE
22-down – In the ballad it runs westward, ebbing and flowing : TIDAL
23-down – Noise heard by the Seine? : SOUND
24-down – Passengers are safer when marshalled : FARES
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.