This crossword No. 22556 clues and answers were published on Wed 26 Jun 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22556 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Military medic given honour and special attire : WARDROBE
5-across – Asked to have breakfast in bed? : BEGGED
9-across – Is male behind bars for uncivilised behaviour? : BARBARISM
11-across – Animal with desire to break into laugh? : HYENA
12-across – Competitor demanding more pounds as he gets better : WEIGHTLIFTER
15-across – Opening number doing the business : NOOK
16-across – Mistake gives Scottish city only half the quota : ABERRATION
18-across – This prig – he is unfit to be a religious leader : HIGHPRIEST
19-across – Longing to be a cult hero : ACHE
21-across – Under the influence? One’s beguiled, possibly : SEEINGDOUBLE
24-across – Hand out everyone books in church? : ALLOT
25-across – Eve learns to change being subject again : REENSLAVE
26-across – Vulgar rebel about to get boring : TAWDRY
27-across – Protrude with fat spreading around : STANDOUT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Name of socialist couple in network broadcasting originally : WEBB
2-down – Superb, but not well done? : RARE
3-down – One who may find error in a proof? : READER
4-down – Brunel seen as a diplomatic type? : BRIDGEBUILDER
6-down – One in the clan, out of place in a particular group : ETHNICAL
7-down – Female relation in army uprising in foreign country : GREATNIECE
8-down – You’ll be 21 with him, as one who no longer knows the ropes? : DEADRINGER
10-down – Rusted man, tutee mostly out of the ordinary? : MATURESTUDENT
13-down – Fan from orient touring province, so enthralled : ENTHUSIAST
14-down – Poet, who’s head and shoulders above others? : LONGFELLOW
17-down – As a woman she can’t be matched : SPINSTER
20-down – Girl left to be protected by very good boy : ALISON
22-down – Rodent climbing round plant : TARO
23-down – Dishonourable grass : BENT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.