This crossword No. 22689 clues and answers were published on Thu 28 Nov 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22689 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Mr Sloan entertaining a straight type was sycophantic : TOADIED
5-across – Knight held a feast first : GALAHAD
9-across – Sweeper from El Salvador replacing Romania with another : BESOM
10-across – I’m getting money for the road as I enter the country : IMMIGRANT
11-across – Cool cuties hit annus horribilis : UNENTHUSIASTIC
13-across – Turn to law to get moorland shrub : ULEX
14-across – Edition of verse with a Brazilian spirit : VARIORUM
17-across – The Creation is golden – a high spot I love : ORATORIO
18-across – One of a pair has time to succeed : TWIN
21-across – Focusing on one effect of noise is capital : SPECIALISATION
23-across – Find somewhere to sit within reach : GETATABLE
24-across – I went on a pilgrimage to reverse the priority of holy war : HADJI
25-across – When the gracious appear to make a point in a study? : TUESDAY
26-across – Hindu achievement of instant riches without trendy females : TANTRIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Raised border in brass : TUBA
2-down – Where demonstrators face bank, ghee is thrown: so one’s very much 3 when 12 : ABSENCEMAKESTHE
3-down – Purposed to get pub ready for detonation, according to report : INMIND
4-down – Name of president who died an old man? : DWIGHT
5-down – Player a la Potter makes good start at Middle Eastern capital, securing points : GAMESMAN
6-down – Supposed origin of president’s diary in taxi at home : LOGCABIN
7-down – See 2 : HEARTGROWFONDER
8-down – Soldiers picked out for objectivity? : DETACHMENT
12-down – Has a duty, keeping so fit, mysteriously to be hidden : OUTOFSIGHT
15-down – Oil producer enters destined to be hammered : FOLIATED
16-down – Young goatherd who fancied Nancy? : BILLYBOY
19-down – Agreement when dispatched : ASSENT
20-down – River where the king couldn’t stand the heat? : ITCHEN
22-down – Record is complete in part : DISC
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.