This crossword No. 22641 clues and answers were published on Thu 03 Oct 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22641 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Novelist and daughter joining the riff-raff : DRABBLE
5-across – Become enthusiastic, fighting politician outside university : WARMUP
9-across – Blast school when there’s a girlfriend around! : DETONATE
10-across – Punch appears in seaside location next to church : PIERCE
12-across – Philosopher on toilet naps, drifting off : NEOPLATONIST
15-across – Remedying a deficiency that will make Underground announcement superfluous? : CLOSINGTHE
17-across – See 15 : GAP
19-across – A-Levels? I’d swot! – possibly that’s traditional wisdom : OLD
20-across – See 19 : WIVESTALES
22-across – Might they offer a drug to the man with an oral problem? : APOTHECARIES
26-across – Poems that may come from silly bard leaving pub : IDYLLS
27-across – Presumably Mrs Marcos found this huge bird : SHOEBILL
28-across – Assault on crossword grid carried out with military precision? : SQUARE
29-across – See 28 : BASHING
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Pop art’s origin seen in this? : DADA
2-down – A perfect society only half in evidence on account of the car : AUTO
3-down – Left-winger with energy and power achieves prominence in Scotland : BENNEVIS
4-down – Middle of Fleet Street has work in bar : ESTOP
6-down – Former dictator presented with gold key : AMINOR
7-down – Sort of boom coming from man with wind : MARTINGALE
8-down – A place that offers good mountain views in bad conditions? : PRETTYPASS
11-down – Serving of veg that is providing iron : MASHIE
13-down – It might be tricky for basic actor : ACROBATICS
14-down – Well done, like healthy food : GOODFORYOU
16-down – Heartless girl – an irritation, a difficulty : GLITCH
18-down – Town ultimately famous for having the glass : STHELENS
21-down – Home for Ahab, one lamenting audibly : WHALER
23-down – Short programme for the handicapped? : REHAB
24-down – Description of a decree to reverse one evil : NISI
25-down – Trade in leather? The game’s up! : FLOG
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.