This crossword No. 22855 clues and answers were published on Thu 12 Jun 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22855 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Boy backing into girl with soup : JULIENNE
9-across – Discharge from space sounded : RHEUM
10-across – Principal tree lacks origin : ARCH
11-across – Pain in Chirac’s brain? : FRENCHLOAF
12-across – European river drowning many trees : TIMBER
14-across – Drunk teenager’s drink : GREENTEA
15-across – Loaded question about movement of late : WEALTHY
17-across – English trees provides solution : EYEWASH
20-across – Cover provided by staff in bar : SCREWTOP
22-across – Sport Times featured in spring report : BOXING
23-across – Very particular language beats lucid translation : SUBDIALECT
24-across – Release the Whitechapel Three … : FREE
25-across – … as Arabs may be, here? : BASRA
26-across – Open course or open snack, perhaps? : SANDWICH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Variable value makes requital variable : QUARTILE
2-down – Near thing topped off : NIGH
3-down – East Londoner’s to once more consider turning criminal : KNIFER
4-down – A 3 a 2 they say? : REVENGE
5-down – China and Cuba on stony ground : CROCKERY
6-down – Preparation for documents once Spooner’s transporting luggage : SEALINGWAX
7-down – Setter’s bloodless skewer : IMPALE
13-down – Tree died amid party nonsense : BALDERDASH
16-down – She has a certain charm, as Shakespeare would say : HATHAWAY
18-down – Punishment that’s capital to a point : SENTENCE
19-down – A letter’s read out to placate : APPEASE
21-down – Round a hundred, old man : CHUBBY
22-down – Bay is not bay when at sea : BOTANY
24-down – Brown, soft soap : FAWN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.