This crossword No. 22723 clues and answers were published on Thu 09 Jan 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22723 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – One rejecting old coin : DENIER
5-across – Fabric of legal importance : MATERIAL
9-across – Wild animal read about in port, perhaps : PREDATOR
10-across – Fashionable friend doing time? : INMATE
11-across – Making sure of ecclesiastical rite : CONFIRMATION
13-across – Bird getting in a twist : KNOT
14-across – Nervous structure of team with celebrity : GANGLION
17-across – The golfer’s problem? : HANDICAP
18-across – Taken in by famous editor : USED
20-across – Thought seriously about ten Cretan cod : CONCENTRATED
23-across – Aim straight : DIRECT
24-across – Pinter play I would see without fear : INTREPID
25-across – Abandon plane! is not, perhaps, necessary : JETTISON
26-across – Relative is up to rest being broken : SISTER
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Part of these isles reflected in their eyes : EIRE
3-down – Showed cad tied in knots : INDICATED
4-down – Status of a sailor : RATING
5-down – Union taking share of dowry : MARRIAGEPORTION
6-down – Adjusting balance with extra decoration : TRIMMING
7-down – Watch over instructions : REMIT
8-down – Stargazer or moon-starer, possibly : ASTRONOMER
12-down – Arouse opposition, if one’s a giant on the move : ANTAGONISE
15-down – A novice getting up to strip for the washerwoman : LAUNDRESS
16-down – One’s admitting turning into flowers : ACONITES
19-down – Sets out for America : STATES
21-down – Many take a break at the summit : CREST
22-down – Could possibly, we hear, make a small contribution : MITE
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.