This crossword No. 22854 clues and answers were published on Wed 11 Jun 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22854 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Mo is a rascal concocting hair dressing : MACASSAROIL
9-across – Red truck beside quarry : CARMINE
10-across – Little girl with sitar stirred writer : DIARIST
11-across – Remains an outside agent for museum : ASHMOLEAN
12-across – Contemplate stocking superior dressing : GAUZE
13-across – Fellow hides in many an attic : LOFT
14-across – Stop and notice people getting tons of affection : ENDEARMENT
16-across – Man gets wind of betting system : MARTINGALE
19-across – Head of stable clipped tail : SCUT
21-across – One does not start a fire : INGLE
22-across – Establish escort eats whipped cream : DEMARCATE
24-across – English worker keeps on being stylish : ELEGANT
25-across – Punch hurts during capture : NAILSET
26-across – Amaryllis dresses badly without trendy husband : SHEPHERDESS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Relentless advance of harridan supporting a month of hype : MARCHOFPROGRESS
2-down – Company adopts style that’s capital : CAIRO
3-down – Girl lived under speakeasy : SHEBEEN
4-down – Joiner takes venture fairly slowly : ANDANTE
5-down – Empty-headed boy hides Rover in the greenhouse : ORANGERY
6-down – The unemployed lied wildly about certain Tory women : LEISUREDCLASSES
7-down – Bad writing makes Bob cringe : SCRAWL
8-down – The way a good man catches a plane, for example : STREET
15-down – Erudite student to recite : LITERATE
16-down – Miss fellow catching fish : MAIDEN
17-down – Try getting wife to contribute equally : GODUTCH
18-down – Both queen and barbarian, when put up, like thin plates : LAMINAR
20-down – Agreement for attempt to catch swallow : TREATY
23-down – Lift the beams, we’re told : RAISE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.