This crossword No. 22539 clues and answers were published on Thu 06 Jun 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22539 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Tried to get recipe to go in cooker : STROVE
4-across – Army officer around in the Mediterranean? : MAJORCA
9-across – Angered about obligations incurred when high : DELIRIOUS
10-across – He could be nothing more than a lady-killer : ROMEO
11-across – They could be prickly about theatre opening : CACTI
12-across – Little boy once got 4 for a tanner : DANDYPRAT
13-across – What to do at university? : READING
15-across – The old chaps one may find in Aden : YEMENI
17-across – Debilitated by careless action : ATONIC
19-across – War leader influences fashion : WINSTON
22-across – Taking part in course with no student finishing? : COMPETING
24-across – Panic in jolly fashion : ALARM
26-across – It’s contrived to act as service dress : COTTA
27-across – Position of a yes-man with a view to advancement : PROMOTION
28-across – Educated woman’s witty sally about a strait-laced type : PURITAN
29-across – First person’s love rejected in India : MYSORE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – From whom one may need to be rescued : SEDUCER
2-down – Venerable object held by Roman priest : RELIC
3-down – Colour of lubricant swallowed up by pests : VERMILION
4-down – Virgin clasped child in brotherhood : MASONRY
5-down – He may be slapdash in assembling : JERRY
6-down – Artist keeps trademark during new term : REMBRANDT
7-down – A taste one has for a rodent : AGOUTI
8-down – Not ultimately the good cooked meal : HOTDOG
14-down – About time to change aircraft accessory : ALTIMETER
16-down – It’s de rigueur to be male and right-wing : MANDATORY
18-down – Saintly snob? : CRISPIN
19-down – Cart came first without a horse : WAGGON
20-down – Subject of a put-up job? : NOMINEE
21-down – It might help to keep a cool head? : ICECAP
23-down – Old law was strict : EXACT
25-down – Have a fighter round as a friend : AMIGO
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.