This crossword No. 22494 clues and answers were published on Mon 15 Apr 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22494 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Seamen scowl at the cards : LOWERDECK
10-across – Enter the office uninvited? : USURP
11-across – A coal-burning vessel : BRAZIER
12-across – Papers – the first editions : TISSUES
13-across – They may be held in revulsion : NOSES
14-across – Study secures present church agreement : COHERENCE
16-across – Yet it might have private wards : GENERALHOSPITAL
19-across – Discussion at board level : TABLETALK
21-across – Summoned after parking accident : PRANG
22-across – Collected reference books at jumble sales : ATLASES
23-across – Woodcutter is buried in peace : HATCHET
24-across – Engagement ring? : ARENA
25-across – An unfair comparison : UGLYASSIN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Untrustworthy advice for cheaper air travel : FLYBYNIGHT
2-down – Administers oath to witness showing unusual wariness : SWEARSIN
3-down – One’s characteristics begin holding one up : TRAITS
4-down – Hold up in Paddington, say : BEAR
5-down – In which to find an artist’s early work? : SKETCHBOOK
6-down – How to beat the streaker? : OUTSTRIP
7-down – The gold glow of chestnut : AUBURN
8-down – Love to drink up after work : OPUS
14-down – You may get it in the neck from this boss : COLLARSTUD
15-down – Teaches a number in English, perhaps : ENLIGHTENS
17-down – It may control the oven, when cooking the roast : RHEOSTAT
18-down – Box smart during trial : TEACHEST
20-down – Private accommodation? : BILLET
21-down – Track an Afghan tribesman : PATHAN
22-down – Absent abroad : AWAY
23-down – An overhead light : HALO
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.