This crossword No. 22736 clues and answers were published on Fri 24 Jan 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22736 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Like a reporter : CORRESPONDENT
10-across – Crafted canes made by a Syrian : DAMASCENE
11-across – Israel almost made accommodation with Arabs : SERAI
12-across – Time is not on one’s side : ENEMY
13-across – Jackson’s advice to the batsman? : STONEWALL
14-across – Unreliable rat with nose for disloyalty : TREASON
16-across – Fruit served in the harem : SULTANA
18-across – Sixtus’s chapel, first without Latin circumscription : SISTINE
20-across – Heard on a charge once put in writing : INDITED
21-across – Dangerous place where eggs are laid : MINEFIELD
23-across – Quiet introduction to a theological student : SOFTA
24-across – Woman I sigh over : NAOMI
25-across – Specialised kind of college : TECHNICAL
26-across – Eliza Doolittle’s refined arts? : HERTFORDSHIRE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Currently, they show resistance : OHMMETERS
3-down – Unusually sturdy daughter dropped out of practice : RUSTY
4-down – Family man working after flight : STEPSON
5-down – Oppressive part assigned to Nero, usually : ONEROUS
6-down – Melted away! Gone! About time! : DISPELLED
7-down – Roman comic opera : NORMA
8-down – Cockney possessed what’s used to sell : ADVERTISEMENT
9-down – Where cannons are made in-house : BILLIARDTABLE
15-down – Scrooge’s family in south Welsh town : SKINFLINT
17-down – A terrific construction worker : ARTIFICER
19-down – The one chosen has run out of plate : ELECTRO
20-down – Speeded up delivery : INDUCED
22-down – Loop is raised soon on end of flagpole : NOOSE
23-down – Five heard at the same time : SYNCH
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.