This crossword No. 22617 clues and answers were published on Thu 05 Sep 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22617 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Agreed to restore silver ball : DRAGEE
4-across – Traveller has company for short distance, but not time to speak : COMMUTER
9-across – Tom goes round right over the box : CARTON
10-across – Some costermongers make a habit of taking first prize for potatoes : PEARLIES
11-across – River Test is out of the way for fat cats : INDUSTRIALISTS
13-across – Girl missing last dance at end of autumn, which is becoming quieter : DIMINUENDO
14-across – Bird distinguishable from many around : MYNA
16-across – Yard detective pursues rabble by the book : MOBY
18-across – Progenitor protecting boy from legislators : PARLIAMENT
21-across – Forthcoming seaside attraction? : FORTUNETELLING
23-across – Last month I met defeat: this is the end : ULTIMATE
24-across – Universal high ball in endless high wind : GLOBAL
25-across – Hairstyle king and subject initially abandoned – nothing doing! : DEADLOCK
26-across – Is felt, perhaps, to be egocentric? : ITSELF
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 16 : DICK
2-down – Radar, for example, finds buddy in America : ACRONYM
3-down – Having the gift of the gab, the Spanish love to question English books : ELOQUENT
5-down – A grandparent, for example, may be intemperate : OVERINDULGE
6-down – Tree climbing? Have a go at climbing inside a shrub : MYRTLE
7-down – A goodly number keep the Sabbath dry : THIRSTY
8-down – Lad about to take exam again is impervious : RESISTANT
12-down – Taking the blame, cutie-pie, may make you feel better : THERAPEUTIC
13-down – Surprise, stupid! There’s nothing in the kitty! : DUMBFOUND
15-down – Come a cropper in seasonal abode? : FALLFLAT
17-down – On the clergy’s head be it; art is metamorphosed : BIRETTA
19-down – Make Sir be responsible for kick upstairs : ENNOBLE
20-down – King, temporarily lost for words, left after me to get a drink : KUMMEL
22-down – A character on the staff : CLEF
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.