This crossword No. 22615 clues and answers were published on Tue 03 Sep 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22615 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Drink causes man to turn sick at a party : AMONTILLADO
9-across – It could be a 7th century pope : MARTINI
10-across – Producer of bent European carrot : CREATOR
11-across – It’s an insult to speak like an Iranian : ASPERSION
12-across – Order a pound of daggers : OBELI
13-across – Girl with money – a Thatcherite mantra : TINA
14-across – Benito’s own short-comings in unnatural birth : BLACKSHIRT
16-across – Place for publicans and sinners? : BEHINDBARS
19-across – A bird short of style : CHIC
21-across – Room for action by Bobby in Peckham, say : SCOPE
22-across – Spike has ups and downs in Cornwall : GOONHILLY
24-across – Inability to make progress, ie train management : INERTIA
25-across – Bottom drawer in Shakespeare? : TITANIA
26-across – Gay partners just wed down under? : NEWHEBRIDES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Satellite’s descent of little significance : ADROPINTHEOCEAN
2-down – Cockney knitted goods dealer and basket maker : OSIER
3-down – Hearing about 6 like 1 : TRIVIAL
4-down – The French, elliptic possibly, but terse : LACONIC
5-down – Watering hole – a hole possibly leading to habit : ALEHOUSE
6-down – How Railtrack should have proceeded : ONTHERIGHTLINES
7-down – Effect of what a child might do : IMPACT
8-down – Munch: perhaps I start to crunch : ARTIST
15-down – It could be wet round this : UNDERTOW
16-down – Footwear for performin’ on the hoof : BUSKIN
17-down – Secure a pledge from a saucy woman : BAGGAGE
18-down – Jumper’s rest disturbed and it wakes you up : ROOSTER
20-down – Accountant finds many assorted islands as a tax haven : CAYMAN
23-down – Unwelcome form of death : HATED
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.