This crossword No. 22925 clues and answers were published on Tue 02 Sep 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22925 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – 5 across, or 24 : FASHION
5-across – Partner of vice, church designer : VERSACE
9-across – See 10 : WELLS
10-across – Letters of worst ugliness, befuddled git their creator? : DISGUSTED
11-across – Chicken appeared tender stuffed into tree, needing no more temperature : SCAREDYCAT
12-across – The Guardian and the Queen are sort of friendly? : USER
14-across – Deception of Raj, or honest deception? : TROJANHORSE
18-across – See 10 : OFTUNBRIDGE
21-across – Recent killer of old emperors reported : SARS
22-across – Barrier providing cutting message? : BARBEDWIRE
25-across – Criticises bishops with one in tears : RUBBISHES
26-across – Gaul, having lost 9, makes bloomer : ASTER
27-across – One moving stealthily on foot in America : SNEAKER
28-across – Time for Mahler composition, one currently uplifting? : THERMAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Partners to ram into newspaper at least : FEWEST
2-down – Israeli king loses a brown sovereign : SULTAN
3-down – Examiner’s job is to replace sign around what helps to create jam : INSPECTING
4-down – Children’s favourite teacher turns up with empty diary : NODDY
5-down – Pass round university and face up to what’s seen to be helpful : VISUALAID
6-down – Scrummy game involving love and kiss a basis for sauce : ROUX
7-down – Brilliance of wandering star, one held to move heaven and earth : ARTISTRY
8-down – Backs back with those eating ‘ay? : ENDORSES
13-down – Interpret stake pocketed by the poor : THREADBARE
15-down – Devious fraud virtually concealed by extra supplication : OURFATHER
16-down – Those associating with criminal types : CONSORTS
17-down – Gold in firm can be banked : STORABLE
19-down – See 1 across : VICTIM
20-down – Noncombatant, though heartless and impulsive? : NEURAL
23-down – Troubled head of school gripped by alternative to cane : BESET
24-down – Useful for keeping some warm in Knightsbridge? : MINK
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.