This crossword No. 22805 clues and answers were published on Tue 15 Apr 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22805 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – A match for the devil : LUCIFER
5-across – Ordered to put on clothes : DRESSED
9-across – Riddle about writing a letter : TEMSE
10-across – They tempt men to look for murderer in the streets : STRIPPERS
11-across – Lifting gear for American footballers? : BLOCKANDTACKLE
13-across – Child gets point of the betting system : TOTE
14-across – One book on birds for advanced students in America : INTERNES
17-across – Putting something over skin, for example : COVERING
18-across – Letter redirected to college : ETON
21-across – It is due to army chaps becoming thick-skinned : PACHYDERMATOUS
23-across – View a leader takes in plan for the future : LOOKAHEAD
24-across – Birdseed with sex appeal? : PIPIT
25-across – Cast head as reserve : SHYNESS
26-across – Builder employed by English clergyman : ERECTOR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Departed, somewhat ill at ease : LATE
2-down – Total triumph when, by arrangement, I met cop covertly : COMPLETEVICTORY
3-down – Overcharge for a coat : FLEECE
4-down – Knave getting man to join old army corps : RASCAL
5-down – Expressing scornful opinion of French on horseback : DERIDING
6-down – Prepared to fly with oriental politician to point inland : EMPLANED
7-down – Deaf aid used by harlot said to be taking a look inside : SPEAKINGTRUMPET
8-down – Spending is, in a way, sharing : DISPENSING
12-down – Reserves farm animals on lots : STOCKPILES
15-down – A right to my bed in military headquarters : ARMYBASE
16-down – Numbers of sheep dipped in liquid rinse : INTEGERS
19-down – Dirty mark on reverse, for example, of the French manuscript : SMUDGE
20-down – Means of securing textile fibre : STAPLE
22-down – Animals raised by celebrity : STAR
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.