This crossword No. 22909 clues and answers were published on Thu 14 Aug 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22909 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Sick person takes a sort of medicine containing iodine : PATIENT
5-across – Headline by hack across top of page : SPLASH
9-across – Pat’s gob spouting rubbish : CLAPTRAP
10-across – One to inspire the flower of York? Right! : ROUSER
12-across – House that’s in a different location : ANOTHERPLACE
15-across – Piety embraces love to a great extent : GOODLINESS
17-across – Head teachers : NUT
19-across – Tip of tail, shall we say? : CUE
20-across – Where to see stars a short time before song on stage : PLANETARIA
22-across – Boasters such as Tony Benn? : NAMEDROPPERS
26-across – Drinks hard, being dissolute : RAKISH
27-across – A boy with a can starting to make short work of it : SONATINA
28-across – Many a love token to show affection : CARING
29-across – Had an irrepressible desire to drink for a number of years : LUSTRUM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Treaty is in the bag, we’re told : PACT
2-down – Walk most of the way, then take public transport : TRAM
3-down – Catch fish with broken net first : ENTANGLE
4-down – Attribute loss of soldiers to fifth columnist : TRAIT
6-down – Immediate help for one who’s lost for words : PROMPT
7-down – They are unlikely to take over seats in bar : ABSTAINERS
8-down – Eight-footer came a cropper : HARVESTMAN
11-down – Boy child features in Bible reading : LESSON
13-down – Conceited like Gregory, literally : EGOCENTRIC
14-down – Bread producer has a profitable business : MONEYMAKER
16-down – Lose to Napoleon? Extremely odd for him! : NELSON
18-down – Leading hostilities is IDS? Quite the reverse! : STARWARS
21-down – Little boy with current issue of The Inventor : EDISON
23-down – Nose left to do a bit of snooping : PROWL
24-down – Criticise elevation of perjurer : LIAR
25-down – Girl grasping left hand : PALM
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.