This crossword No. 22793 clues and answers were published on Tue 01 Apr 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22793 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Surprise misfortune : SETBACK
5-across – Strong stem … : STAUNCH
9-across – … part with fruit : YIELD
10-across – When the Russian lawgiver appears, they can keep cool : THERMOSES
11-across – Trees burning at military base : ALDERSHOT
12-across – Cook greeted at Wapping on return : DELIA
13-across – Killer’s in a dive when after Jack : KNIFE
15-across – A nude told off for revealing lumps : NODULATED
18-across – Fish and chips cooked with lard : PILCHARDS
19-across – Solar storm tests : ORALS
21-across – Brilliance of a single amethyst : GLEAM
23-across – Dutchman giving shout within? : HOLLANDER
25-across – Where to wait at the BBC when on air? : ANTEROOMS
26-across – Bracing air in Ohio district : OZONE
27-across – Creature mocked in the soup kitchen : TURTLES
28-across – The jumper’s way of saying Neigh! : REFUSAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A bluebird? No! One in exaltation : SKYLARK
2-down – Hard drudgery could be mild later : TREADMILL
3-down – Computer used in the Hickstead Derby : ADDER
4-down – He once recruited someone to work for the Aga : KITCHENER
5-down – These letters can appear in paper : SHEET
6-down – A Lima lord battling for this protected species : ARMADILLO
7-down – Alan’s manufactured part of helmet : NASAL
8-down – A home economist? : HUSBAND
14-down – A helper worried about me only for one day? : EPHEMERAL
16-down – Breaker of secret recording failure : DISCLOSER
17-down – The fall of Niobe? : TEARDROPS
18-down – Call for a National Theatre show : PAGEANT
20-down – Dreamlike change in rural Southeast : SURREAL
22-down – An apple taken off a tree : EATER
23-down – Dances round in rings : HOOPS
24-down – A fool switched to cold : ALOOF
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.