This crossword No. 22683 clues and answers were published on Thu 21 Nov 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22683 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Stand to take drugs – take too many? : TRIPOD
6-across – Young animal entertaining the graduate element : COBALT
9-across – Pet’s low note breaks silence : SMOOCH
10-across – Having no memory of deceased cat swallowing 4 : OBLIVION
11-across – Raise rump : REAR
12-across – Turning to a sea mist for supplier of 22s : METASTASIO
13-across – John returned in atmosphere of uncertainty : AMBIVALENCE
18-across – Stolen drug found among churches’ jumble : HOTCHPOTCH
21-across – Clothes to boast about : GARB
22-across – Roving Rob – title of book : LIBRETTO
23-across – Get back! Sit! Again! : RETAKE
24-across – Fired indiscriminately at catalogue : LITANY
25-across – Wanderers keep escaping! : BOLTON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Novel about to record artist’s weight : KILOGRAM
2-down – Secured enthusiast for scene of folly : GOTHAM
3-down – Mix fuel essence, losing money in Japan : COALESCE
4-down – Sage raised cry of woe about shrinking violet : SALVIA
5-down – Interfere with packer : TAMPER
7-down – Cancer, say, left over one hundred : TROPIC
8-down – Device torn apart in explanatory text : CONTRAPTION
14-down – Temptation? No, ta! Drunk and unable to respond : IMPOTENT
15-down – Fool wearing garment gains energy from muse : COGITATE
16-down – Gregarious agents in the sun : SOCIAL
17-down – Defective gun’s all right inside : BROKEN
19-down – Copper to upbraid churchman : CURATE
20-down – Leader of Levites in the Pentateuch picked up Jezebel : HARLOT
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.