This crossword No. 22744 clues and answers were published on Mon 03 Feb 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22744 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Used to drive a car : PETROL
6-across – A fortifying drink or two – right? : BRACER
9-across – Newest trainee must be given a checkup : LATEST
10-across – Object about wrongdoers being supported : ENDORSED
11-across – To resign from choice demands courage : CEDE
12-across – A useful tool, though that cuts no ice! : COLDCHISEL
13-across – Mother, by law breaking, is culpable : BLAMEWORTHY
18-across – Music composed by undistinguished church worker : PLAINCHANT
21-across – Without entitlement right now : ANON
22-across – Let’s get back late, just like the stars! : STELLATE
23-across – About fifty scoffed, but set forth : RELATE
24-across – Offensive directed by plain-clothes policemen : RANCID
25-across – Partially undressed for exercise : LESSON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Here inside and elsewhere it’s really heavenly! : ETHEREAL
2-down – Choose one in a couple of hundred for language : COPTIC
3-down – He denounces dealer holding copper back : TRADUCER
4-down – Just one month in the year the French king could raise this tax : OCTROI
5-down – Preparation of staple dishes : PLATES
7-down – Hemp’s used in this kind of jacket : REEFER
8-down – Pusillanimous attendants offering information : YELLOWPAGES
14-down – Skilled worker giving men a chic new look : MECHANIC
15-down – Lacking capital as a result of being axed : HEADLESS
16-down – Artisan alters creation : SLATER
17-down – Continue to run a place in the Northwest : BOLTON
19-down – A dry area in the main : ISLAND
20-down – A European land bird : TURKEY
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.