This crossword No. 23002 clues and answers were published on Mon 01 Dec 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 23002 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – A portion’s spread out to kill vermin : RATPOISON
10-across – A quarter past twelve and not a soul to be seen : NOONE
11-across – Taxi runs into a horse – ghastly! : MACABRE
12-across – Fire stations? : HEARTHS
13-across – Point to eradicate or delete : ERASE
14-across – Resolve us in another way : OURSELVES
16-across – Generally having a regional accent? : BROADLYSPEAKING
19-across – Vocalists who scale the heights : YODELLERS
21-across – A blow to Wilde’s initial enthusiasm : GUSTO
22-across – A number in Malaga out to form a union : AMALGAM
23-across – Firm has deficit – one in large figures : COLOSSI
24-across – Porter right on his toes : ALERT
25-across – Flattery works with neighbours, for example : SOAPOPERA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A beater for those who carry the guns? : DRUMMERBOY
2-down – Brief notes jazz fans raised with the censor : STACCATO
3-down – A drink that the darts player needs : DOUBLE
4-down – Little land is left to the East : ISLE
5-down – No-hoper set out, beyond recovery : ONTHEROPES
6-down – Secret American resort : INCAMERA
7-down – Don’s best port? : ROSTOV
8-down – Their quarters are combed for food : BEES
14-down – Vital accessory for high-fliers : OXYGENMASK
15-down – Foreign girls who drop in after marriage : SIGNORINAS
17-down – The Spanish, say, take time out to find a deputy : DELEGATE
18-down – Maintained unusual tidiness : INSISTED
20-down – He gives his companions a hand : DEALER
21-down – Capacity to get on after bitterness? : GALLON
22-down – Just open for a drink : AJAR
23-down – Caught boy getting dressed : CLAD
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.