This crossword No. 22822 clues and answers were published on Mon 05 May 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22822 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Gets the dog and looks around : SECURES
5-across – The last month the Left are to speak out : DECLARE
9-across – Inane make-up for a girl : ANNIE
10-across – Times in a cathedral for carpeting : AXMINSTER
11-across – A poser before a nurse : PRETENDER
12-across – Sauce bottle : NERVE
13-across – A relation calling for a certain amount of cooperation : RATIO
15-across – Bread scattered among the leftovers for a bird : REDBREAST
18-across – Writing about some furniture restorer : REDRESSER
19-across – Many love tea and coffee : MOCHA
21-across – Blows on the feet : SOCKS
23-across – Dismiss ministers as a sign of contrition : SACKCLOTH
25-across – Entertainment managers find the really naughty child is rare, surprisingly : IMPRESARI
26-across – Petition the Conservative leader to go on : CRAVE
27-across – Excellent publicity arranged by one of the family : GRANDAD
28-across – Training a vine, note, is simplicity itself : NAIVETE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The casual worker has to move fast! : SCAMPER
2-down – Not decent maybe, but quite happy : CONTENTED
3-down – Military personnel accompanying the first lady magistrate : REEVE
4-down – Exemplary colours? : STANDARDS
5-down – Hesitate to make modest cut : DEMUR
6-down – Firm with a woman in order to beat a problem : CONUNDRUM
7-down – Behind a measure the sovereign’s taken : AFTER
8-down – Pledge to provide a home with listening equipment initially : EARNEST
14-down – To throw money around carelessly proves to have a limit : OVERSPEND
16-down – Track supervision : DIRECTION
17-down – Refuge making no charge – a questionable arrangement : ANCHORAGE
18-down – For coppers in a small band, it’s rough : RASPING
20-down – A permit carried by the runner : ATHLETE
22-down – Get Burlington House a good oil-supplier : COPRA
23-down – Drags up the turf : SWARD
24-down – Work in the Channel Islands producing plants : CACTI
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.