This crossword No. 22441 clues and answers were published on Tue 12 Feb 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22441 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Almost bid sleep farewell : BYEBYE
5-across – Hear a couple of stories and have a drink : LIGHTALE
9-across – A biscuit or a half roll dunked in burgundy : MACAROON
10-across – Erotic, like a Turkish bath? : STEAMY
11-across – Take a deep breath before walking on – it’s a skill acquired by musicians : SIGHTREADING
13-across – Los Angeles hosts 2 contracted stars : LYRA
14-across – One who represents us : OMDURMAN
17-across – God holding ruler responsible for means of identification : MARKINGS
18-across – Unprepossessing, lowly – extremely unpleasant : UGLY
20-across – Major advance after interval is over : BREAKTHROUGH
23-across – A river between lakes and bay : LAUREL
24-across – Short distance and long distance combined : INLEAGUE
25-across – Roman, for example. with kind expression : TYPEFACE
26-across – Just so in a film : PATINA
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – You are not finished in time : YEAR
3-down – Bank least prepared for high growth : BEANSTALK
4-down – One hug should be sufficient : ENOUGH
5-down – Pension qualification extended by dilatory minister : LENGTTOFSERVICE
6-down – Have a regular date to do stage production at the end of July : GOSTEADY
7-down – Material that’s precious found with diamonds : TWEED
8-down – The French people submit – it’s awful : LAMENTABLE
12-down – A missing London woman is musical : MYFAIRLADY
15-down – Ill-mannered actors get plastered : ROUGHCAST
16-down – Initially, laboratory imported aerosols after scientist missed mist in Asia Minor : ANATOLIA
19-down – Stop going north and south : PULLUP
21-down – Characters in a pea-green boat go together : AGREE
22-down – Injury caused by fire or running water : BURN
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.