This crossword No. 22552 clues and answers were published on Fri 21 Jun 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22552 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Do away with tax : EXCISE
4-across – Kind of oil, which helps things to run smoothly : CASTOR
9-across – More unmarked fruit : PLUS
10-across – New location on-line for image-worship : ICONOLATRY
11-across – First of old parliamentarians with attitude, getting cross : OPPOSE
12-across – Twice each month one has small ups and downs : NEAPTIDE
13-across – Dreary River Oise breaking over motorway : WEARISOME
15-across – One twice got the bird : IBIS
16-across – See 25 : MERE
17-across – Freedom fighters in holy city shortly to take up pilgrimage, you say? : MUJAHEDIN
21-across – Well-read people in orbit are tilting over : LITERATI
22-across – Service post : OFFICE
24-across – So upset, doctor runs off to therapy to get treatment ? : OSTEOPATHY
25-across – Stuff dough and what goes with Cumbrian butter : CASH
26-across – The birds and the bees and a flower finished off King Cole : NATURE
27-across – A pointer for a Bunthorne? : SETTER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Obscure excerpts from film in Early English : ECLIPSE
2-down – Topless club started by college kid : CISCO
3-down – Goes around introducing first lover to second partners : SWIVELS
5-down – Acknowledgement of a letter delivered : AVOWAL
6-down – Reactionary transport board will be easy to lead : TRACTABLE
7-down – Welder without money raised a screen : REREDOS
8-down – Dreaming Rovers failing MOT, lass is numb : SOMNAMBULISTS
14-down – Blue uniform shirt issued once in a blue moon : RAREEVENT
16-down – Monster returns, supporting Mao’s introduction to China : MEISSEN
18-down – Balmy Mr Capp carrying nowt to Tyneside : ANODYNE
19-down – One can produce a score when rising composer : INCISOR
20-down – Meat for each basket : HAMPER
23-down – Flippant cashier promises to pay for small plane : FACET
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.