This crossword No. 22969 clues and answers were published on Thu 23 Oct 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 22969 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Shirts lost here. Desire, after all, loses one in laundry : WALLSTREETCRASH
9-across – What, some Europeans say, old singer’s got in purse : EXCHEQUER
10-across – The Guardian’s about to make a stink : ODOUR
11-across – Top wine waiter’s pointless and muddled, showing sluggishness : INERTIA
12-across – One of the regulars is rather noticeable in appearance : HABITUE
13-across – What’s owed penniless victim of trickery : DUE
14-across – Plant polled fern included in enigmatic clue : LUCERNE
17-across – Jumpy over spread in back of tabloid : NERVOUS
19-across – Even Pequod’s missing circling whales with competence : EQUABLE
22-across – I long to leave capital before getting occupancy of new sculptor : BERNINI
24-across – This vehicle reverses into its club : CAR
25-across – To demonstrate hostility I shall repeatedly hug women : ILLWILL
26-across – Syrian city not prepared to support MacAllistair’s enlightenment? : ANTIOCH
28-across – In homage, went down pathetically like 10 that’s unnecessary : KNELT
29-across – A conventional US vessel for pulling back round a country : GUATEMALA
30-across – Understanding needed to encode a letter in translation? : ENTENTECORDIALE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The town crier is running late : WEEWILLIEWINKIE
2-down – Sinister cult has locked up its riches : LUCRE
3-down – Someone in a restaurant in Cornwall or Jersey : SWEATER
4-down – Outwardly profligate young man filling in with this? : ROULADE
5-down – Encourage head to drop towards feet of clay … : EARTHEN
6-down – … worker on coverings for feet left aiming for head dress : CLOBBER
7-down – In compiling, Afrit : AFORTIORI
8-down – Sporting myth – viewer has to be treated with a V : HARVEYSMITHWAVE
15-down – The fourth described thus by poet in case change to 2 takes precedence : CRUELLEST
16-down – Footballer’s reciprocal love for tennis player : NIL
18-down – One sees part of rare object in haystack : EYE
20-down – Two reports of money being integral to the deal : BUILTIN
21-down – Bucolics, say, turn up to feed drug to pointer : ECLOGUE
22-down – Well done, Bill! Cracking display! : BRAVADO
23-down – Take to be French and notice the patch-up job : RETREAD
27-down – Order – I’ve found it in Nebraska! : OMAHA
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.