This crossword No. 22878 clues and answers were published on Wed 09 Jul 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22878 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ralph got to marry the captain’s daughter and torture a cabinet minister : RACKSTRAW
6-across – Ungrammatical vermin in 5 : ALICE
9-across – See 17 : THELOOKINGGLASS
10-across – See 13 : SOUP
11-across – Favourite : PETALOUS
14-across – Platonic or Hegelian concept would nearly encompass maverick lords : WORLDSOUL
15-across – Boy turns to beast when fighting addiction : DETOX
16-across – Press baron? : TITLE
18-across – A chessman or three like good eggs : KINGSPAWN
20-across – Man at bridge wants Hearts or a different suit : HORATIUS
21-across – Footman in 5 – croquet, reportedly? : FROG
25-across – 2 articles hardly do what can’t be done : SQUARETHECIRCLE
26-across – Disposition of doublet, hose, etc : ETHOS
27-across – He spies it out by addition of letters : EPITHESIS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Values a means of revenue : RATES
2-down – Board for 18 and vet, they say : CHEQUER
3-down – Talk of : SHOP
4-down – Libertine or collector : RAKE
5-down – Scene of 12 giving the first part of 14 across an end : WONDERLAND
6-down – To enlarge silver and a bit of gold currency is ecstasy : AGGRANDISE
7-down – Setting of 3 or 6 across after 3’s conversion – I take grass : INABOUT
8-down – Essex man’s instrument’s piercing tone’s a problem : EASTSAXON
12-down – What were the chances of 5 in a set? : ADVENTURES
13-down – Dove like this in replica, beautiful stuff in 5 : MOCKTURTLE
14-down – What is the result of speeding? : WITHHASTE
17-down – Where 6 across went from time to time, should he : THROUGH
19-down – Ox of history or ox of oratory? : AUROCHS
22-down – Found in morgues, some who were shot : GUESS
23-down – Maker of priestly garments? : LEVI
24-down – Footman in 5, said to be somewhat officious : FISH
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.