This crossword No. 22750 clues and answers were published on Mon 10 Feb 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22750 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Staying terribly dark and gloomy : STYGIAN
5-across – Wild, wild Wales in the 50s : LAWLESS
10-across – Sign on to tour the Middle East : OMEN
11-across – Awful woman novelist has blue veins : GORGONZOLA
12-across – Twins have empty garage, acquiring car : GEMINI
13-across – Gives information which could lead to making an arrest : NARRATES
14-across – It may catch one in the act : SAFETYNET
16-across – The price of a suit : COSTS
17-across – He splits a couple of poles made of wood : ASHEN
19-across – Not a partner to go around with : ASSOCIATE
23-across – Very serious internal trouble? : CIVILWAR
24-across – Put away in a container for the scientist : BOFFIN
26-across – One blow to end a fight in pure slapstick : KNOCKABOUT
27-across – The object of some ear-piercing work : LOBE
28-across – Keep on being saucy about half-sister : PERSIST
29-across – Declared a supporter in possible deal : ALLEGED
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Paddy has a wash : TEMPERA
3-down – One repeatedly after information found in Arabian tales : GENII
4-down – Any girl so mistreated might react thus : ANGRILY
6-down – Time to admit pig on a bus? : ABOARD
7-down – Beggars description in Naples : LAZZARONI
8-down – Striking entails disruption : SALIENT
9-down – Result of choosing the wrong type for the job? : PRINTERSERROR
15-down – Watch parts required for telescopes? : EYEPIECES
18-down – Elegant French female : SOIGNEE
20-down – Not much spoken about, as space travel can be : ORBITAL
21-down – Metal cover for the sewer : THIMBLE
22-down – Pinches tin-opener, set askew : TWEAKS
25-down – Fall short of a pound note – forged, perhaps : FALSE
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.