This crossword No. 22449 clues and answers were published on Thu 21 Feb 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22449 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Bartender needing a wad chopped up for the plainest food : BREADANDWATER
10-across – Case of the former Liberal : EXAMPLE
11-across – Cookery writer knocks back gin with jazz singer : NIGELLA
12-across – American berry grower’s moving along : LOGAN
13-across – This female warrior’s bust ain’t in bra : BRITANNIA
14-across – Midshipman called about the crash : PRANG
16-across – Encouraged to embrace a bishop when heckled : BARRACKED
18-across – Not even a soldier on strike could be called a misfit : ODDMANOUT
19-across – The best of the Carmelites : ELITE
20-across – Good-looking lad with scar and sinus damaged : NARCISSUS
23-across – Praise for Elizabeth when going round the lake : BLESS
24-across – Final stage when death reaches wild animals for sport : ENDGAME
25-across – Nearly suffering as a substitute : STANDIN
26-across – Envious, getting identified as Charlie Dimmock : GREENFINGERED
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Protective train buffer? : REARGUARD
3-down – Anglo-Saxon writer trembles in the wind : ASPEN
4-down – Brother got up after getting best bitter : ACERB
5-down – Insignificant fellow spattered panda with dirt : DANDIPRAT
6-down – Incense in silver tomb, about a ton : AGGRAVATE
7-down – Actress Terry is well endowed, but not completely : ELLEN
8-down – Source named with all the necessary equipment : WELLAPPOINTED
9-down – Sarah concentrating on sauce : SALADDRESSING
15-down – Life in the fireplace and sink : GRAVITATE
16-down – Standing place for objects with hard back and strange flesh : BOOKSHELF
17-down – What the chef uses in a tense situation? : KNIFEEDGE
21-down – Cyclist’s qualification : RIDER
22-down – She keeps us in the sanatorium : SUSAN
23-down – English poet and artist born over the water : BLAKE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.