This crossword No. 22653 clues and answers were published on Thu 17 Oct 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22653 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Jane has a beat in central London : CALAMITY
5-across – It’s paid to free memory : RANSOM
9-across – Roger upset 5 – it comes down heavily : RAINSTORM
11-across – Kind of store you can have tea in : CHAIN
12-across – Landing gear’s collapsed – it could mean trouble : DANGERSIGNAL
15-across – Teaching given by the church is loaded : RICH
16-across – It’s cunning to carry a weapon with a loud noise : STRIDENTLY
18-across – Kitchen equipment can be a great success, say in pine perhaps : WHITEGOODS
19-across – Actor’s grim speech : DOER
21-across – Form of story given in journal to distract attention : DIVERSIONARY
24-across – Force back brute after a fashion : REBUT
25-across – River crustacean the French find dreadful? : EXECRABLE
26-across – Harvests from seeds, say : YIELDS
27-across – Contour shows mother is getting a spread : ISOTHERM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Parson’s remedy : CURE
2-down – Joint far from Paris : LOIN
3-down – Fell on the motorway, causing an accident : MISHAP
4-down – Blair’s Intellectual Filth : THOUGHTPOLICE
6-down – Save 15 items for the records : ARCHIVES
7-down – All-male race makes for a lack of progress : STAGNATION
8-down – Coal seams providing naval units : MINELAYERS
10-down – Motor manufacturer ends car production – they have to use their feet : MORRISDANCERS
13-down – Royal race in China : CROWNDERBY
14-down – If you get it, it must be so : ACHIEVABLE
17-down – Hidden Greek island, but Roman captured it : SECRETED
20-down – Sailor and artist climb the mountain : ARARAT
22-down – Poet having gone short of books : ABSE
23-down – Papers that get a bigger bore : REAM
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.