This crossword No. 22770 clues and answers were published on Wed 05 Mar 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22770 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Plant in a vertical line at back : PLUMBAGO
5-across – Oriental loses lead towards the end : ASTERN
9-across – Find there’s hell to pay for … : DISCOVER
10-across – … Italian port’s hesitation, which Davy did : BARIUM
12-across – Name an American university, which Thatcher derided : NANNY
13-across – W o o z y ? : SPACEDOUT
14-across – Place for Abraham’s issue of old Spiderman comic : PROMISEDLAND
18-across – Playful knockers spread over page one? Time for delay : POSTPONEMENT
21-across – Blender makes a mess of clean home : CHAMELEON
23-across – Crap working month is over : GUANO
24-across – Publication became gentle : MAGGOT
25-across – Spoken in haziness by preachifier : MORALIST
26-across – Spice from the right stone barrel : NUTMEG
27-across – Fools’ gold takes in second one to give an estimate : ASSESSOR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – One overly concerned with appendage for foot soldier? : PEDANT
2-down – Involvement of saboteurs in escape of a bear : URSINE
3-down – Mistake to do up letter bomb, say : BOOBYTRAP
4-down – Musical drill for car mechanic : GREASEMONKEY
6-down – See 12 : STATE
7-down – Pole said to be broken in sections : EPISODAL
8-down – Boss’s griping turned insipid worm : NEMATODE
11-down – Tight religious clothing for a royal simpleton : PARSIMONIOUS
15-down – Put down one jar after study : DENIGRATE
16-down – Small enclosure in which to raise vermin, for example : SPECIMEN
17-down – Food served up to society during grace : ESCARGOT
19-down – Bears with lack of heart decay : CARIES
20-down – Signal heard at 12 for Yankee party : HOOTER
22-down – Run away from people without power? : ELOPE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.