This crossword No. 22931 clues and answers were published on Tue 09 Sep 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22931 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Make a move to accept king’s confession : SHRIFT
4-across – Oddly afraid of hotplate in illustration : PHOBIC
9-across – It’s a crisis, if fast food has come from upstairs : THECHIPSAREDOWN
10-across – Girl’s part in mass : GLORIA
11-across – Glad to have repeated experience without point : RELIEVED
12-across – Source of bureaucratic rules absurdly restricting Heads of State? : BRUSSELS
14-across – Turn plate into fortune with a little medicine : PILULE
15-across – Neptune overdoes intake of silver : SEAGOD
18-across – Begin to apprehend outlaw, being reliable : STALWART
21-across – Serve drinks, keeping a beast as lover : PARAMOUR
22-across – Stomach-turning goddess of change : MUTATE
24-across – Lacking energy, hopeless – found God out here? : SLOUGHOFDESPOND
25-across – Old solvers : THEEYE
26-across – Want food to lead to victory : STARVE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Researcher’s short break opens old wound : SCHOLAR
2-down – Happen again on bishop accepting gold coin : RECUR
3-down – Day to gain entrance to ship : FRIGATE
5-down – Instrument concealing priest’s deformity : HARELIP
6-down – Close companion fled with bowel trouble : BEDFELLOW
7-down – Hood muffling measure of noise heard in the Alps : COWBELL
8-down – God’s big flag : OSIRIS
13-down – Personal sign of soldier’s upstanding character : SIGNATURE
16-down – Record permitted to include gold decoration : EPAULET
17-down – Carriage taking medic round hospital in heaven : DROSHKY
18-down – Holy person’s abundant friction : STRIFE
19-down – Many stay around to provide support for member : ARMREST
20-down – Train for uterine disorder : RETINUE
23-down – Volunteers to tear up animal : TAPIR
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.