This crossword No. 22702 clues and answers were published on Fri 13 Dec 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22702 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
4-across – Bird taken out to lunch? : CUCKOO
6-across – Put up with what may be hard or cold : SHOULDER
9-across – Little time this time, a waste of time if caught? : MINNOW
10-across – Black person’s style in broadcast by waves? : SEAFRONT
11-across – Albert Steptoe – might I be told I’m randy? : DIRTYOLDMAN
15-across – Women bath us in a lather where clothes should be done : WASHTUB
17-across – Concubine offering fruit : SULTANA
18-across – As if by magic, bounder finds something to unfasten either side of him : ABRACADABRA
22-across – Fruit containing smashed mineral : GRAPHITE
23-across – Horse, non-starter, eating cold fruit : QUINCE
24-across – Application of light, result of flashing? : EXPOSURE
25-across – Fluid – a sample endlessly being circulated : PLASMA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Settlement: yours initially : COLONY
2-down – Use them in composition, so it’s notepaper : SHEETMUSIC
3-down – Having taken drugs, swimmer’s assistant is in a state for the sporting climax : CUPFINAL
4-down – 7 Paul Jones’ partner into scam : COMEDOWN
5-down – Liberal Democrat money goes to the right first : CENTRIST
7-down – A taste of relegation : DROP
8-down – Give a rocket speed : RATE
12-down – Wherein litmus may be a choice between red and blue? : LABORATORY
13-down – Swab soiled by somebody’s surgeon : SAWBONES
14-down – Dance with goddess around a bar : HABANERA
16-down – Leaves from here with trains on time : TEACHEST
19-down – Social security in social security : DOUBLE
20-down – Ill defined? Ill-defined a non-starter : AGUE
21-down – Temporary settlement affected : CAMP
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.