This crossword No. 22789 clues and answers were published on Thu 27 Mar 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22789 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Recurring sounds of wind and castanets are heard : CYCLIC
5-across – Awkward skier’s about to try : BOLSHY
8-across – Turned one large seed into vegetable plant : PETUNIA
9-across – Jousting tournament doesn’t include one pet : TANTRUM
11-across – 1 2 … but not first and second! : CARDINALNUMBERS
12-across – Leave it behind once? : EXIT
13-across – Arrangement for string players : CATSCRADLE
17-across – Where woodmen stay is light brown and cold inside : LUMBERCAMP
18-across – Blow friends over : SLAP
20-across – Close to 3.75p once? : NEARASNINEPENCE
23-across – Crook causing stink about piles with quarters missing : HOODLUM
24-across – One couple takes it to reproduce : IMITATE
25-across – Back in a jiffy : SECOND
26-across – Sinkhole holding king’s spit : SKEWER
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – My tribute made to element : YTTERBIUM
3-down – Fast on the Italian pulse : LENTIL
4-down – Coach horse to take most of risk on the outside : CHARABANC
5-down – Interdiction that’s about to stick : BATON
6-down – Important event when dead man’s head is found in Scottish town : LANDMARK
7-down – Smack the pony : HORSE
8-down – Type of meal that was insipid, according to Spooner : PACKEDLUNCH
10-down – Teams recipe for developing outstanding performance : MASTERPIECE
14-down – Meaningful study : SEMANTICS
15-down – Describe food store’s elegant point : DELINEATE
16-down – Sources of energy arising around the queen’s harem : SERAGLIO
19-down – Hate holding royal imp : SPRITE
21-down – Stood by any other name from Shakespeare? : AROSE
22-down – Traveller’s mother in tacit agreement : NOMAD
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.