This crossword No. 22489 clues and answers were published on Tue 09 Apr 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22489 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Male, one 5’s second to name : MILTON
4-across – A decent American school led by blokes : MENSCH
9-across – See 19 : THOSERUGGEDELMS
10-across – Stop fee being put on invoice : ACCOST
11-across – Amorous look from Leo flirting with Delia : OEILLADE
12-across – Curve produced by exceptional strain – internal fix needed : INTRADOS
14-across – Not entirely reliable worker can be skiver : TRUANT
15-across – The exotic part of the Bible depicted around church arch : LANCET
18-across – Aim not to be a mocker, as 5 says : AMBITION
21-across – Male featured in line, resting in confined space – one named after 1 : CROMWELL
22-across – Person of the country is simple, poet ultimately grasped : NATIVE
24-across – Hamlet’s characters who say nothing, as 5 recalled : RUDEFOREFATHERS
25-across – Amorous pet hovering round the loaf : DOTING
26-across – Food said to make one smile : CHEESE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – One’s macho in silly hairstyle : MOHICAN
2-down – Girl wants ring – one way to get a catch : LASSO
3-down – Danish physicist of long ago appearing in big Oxford reference work : OERSTED
5-down – Type of poet, say, featured in English syllabus? : ELEGIST
6-down – Very unpleasant experience with American turning up in place in casual gear : SHELLSUIT
7-down – A male entering Parliament with space in earth, maybe – one named ahead of 1 across : HAMPDEN
8-down – More than one dwelling is having good toilet installed : IGLOOS
13-down – Lying with drink on grass outside city : RECUMBENT
16-down – Silver piece with circular shape on sea bed : AGROUND
17-down – Those people with nothing on – such may get complaint, says 5 : THEMOON
18-down – Being in league, agreed to get rid of leader : ALLIED
19-down – Where the 24 sleep, reunited in aged, humble togetherness : BENEATH
20-down – Heads presenting opposite aspect of truth : OBVERSE
23-down – Army house to the east of the lake : TAHOE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.