This crossword No. 22924 clues and answers were published on Mon 01 Sep 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22924 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – A run to clinch the match? : ELOPEMENT
10-across – Colonel’s aircraft : BLIMP
11-across – Salerno a French city? Could be! : ORLEANS
12-across – Writer’s block? : NOTEPAD
13-across – One to do it wrongly : IDIOT
14-across – Job wasn’t made any easier by advice from this dummy : COMFORTER
16-across – Propellers for jumbo jets? : ELEPHANTSTRUNKS
19-across – Rejection? Not as a rule : EXCEPTION
21-across – Instrument for one in the performing arts : SITAR
22-across – Firm purpose to settle : RESOLVE
23-across – The jam-making trade? : TRAFFIC
24-across – Book a strong man : ATLAS
25-across – Dog gets bit – final news item : TAILPIECE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – This old boneshaker is a strangely loved piece : VELOCIPEDE
2-down – House-warming arranged for Alice : COALFIRE
3-down – The others pop in for a meal : REPAST
4-down – Canteen stew? : MESS
5-down – One responsible for statue of mother and child? : STONEMASON
6-down – Place equipped for stock dispatch : ABATTOIR
7-down – Inferior saucepan : TINPOT
8-down – One’s pedometer will show how fast one went : SPED
14-down – One form of insurance covers home and vast lands : CONTINENTS
15-down – Bound to give others credit for reform : RESTRICTED
17-down – Joint censure about southern vessel carrying spirit : HIPFLASK
18-down – If done, it might be reported : NOTIFIED
20-down – Move king to a stronghold : CASTLE
21-down – Is upset, internally affected by seafood : SCAMPI
22-down – Where ships anchor in island sound : ROAD
23-down – One among many getting up to work : TOIL
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.