This crossword No. 22490 clues and answers were published on Wed 10 Apr 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22490 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Tree that has flourished to help the cameraman : FLASH
4-across – See 20 : BROTHERS
8-across – Promise of success gives a new start to likelihood of doubting, or being doubted : AUSPICIOUSNESS
10-across – Musical to be exciting within classical opening : CAROUSEL
11-across – Borderline with benefits : FRINGE
12-across – Singular bubble with incomplete opening will make one sweat : SUDORIFIC
15-across – President’s backing for Thursday budget speech : DUBYA
17-across – Yeats’s work so far : ASYET
18-across – Assembly in Berlin in case right is challenged : REICHSTAG
19-across – World of the fortunate caught by shore bird : OYSTER
21-across – Musical state : OKLAHOMA
24-across – Strong resistance to placing of shroud for setter : OVERMYDEADBODY
25-across – Not moved by exhibition of nudes without method : UNSWAYED
26-across – Instructor who’s lost in Student Representative Council : TUTOR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – If painter is philosopher, then old money is meat : FRANCISBACON
2-down – Journalist comes in, no less morose of course : ASSUREDLY
3-down – Exalted line of people recited poem : HAIKU
4-down – See 20 : BRIDESFOR
5-down – Musical work for piano in part of 10 : OPUS
6-down – Barbarian doctor botched the D & C : HUNDREDTH
7-down – It’s sticky to repeat wrongdoing : RESIN
9-down – Write to fisherman about way-out Asian stick : PENANGLAWYER
13-down – Horrid quarrel where one’s taken for a ride : ROTTENROW
14-down – Little bird with little daughter on my lawn : CHICKWEED
16-down – Weaver on strike wants to settle at lowest level : BOTTOMOUT
20-down – Dancing dervishes never refer to boss – NB musical : SEVEN
22-down – Check on half the listeners : AUDIT
23-down – Repetitious Elizabethan writer : LYLY
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.