This crossword No. 23009 clues and answers were published on Tue 09 Dec 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 23009 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – One’s love’s not much of a picture, looking poorly : MYOPIC
5-across – Plant current in county : SAMPHIRE
9-across – Means of support for soldier Crusoe served with : RESOURCE
10-across – Bodies said to be at odds with what’s evil : SYNODS
11-across – In France it’s unusual to see beer carriers – in fact they aren’t seen at all : INFRAREDRAYS
13-across – Seed of crime in Sussex : RAPE
14-across – Shining evidence of baser instincts encompassing our collapse : LUSTROUS
17-across – An unusually sordid strain of automatons : ANDROIDS
18-across – Some people who lick your boots are repulsive : ICKY
20-across – Dexter’s one of the side, which is a great help to the skipper : RIGHTHANDMAN
23-across – A little rump steak served on ice, maybe : SKATER
24-across – EU 26 to bring about a property change : DENATURE
25-across – Great fiddle led Dicky to sit with legs apart : STRADDLE
26-across – Eager for study in creative field : ARDENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Frenchman about 70, perhaps 10 less : YVES
3-down – One in free port deal aims to make a killing : PROFITEER
4-down – Transport with a metal container : CARAFE
5-down – Take planned European seaside trip and find it deadly : SEENAPLESANDDIE
6-down – She gives service English employ : MASSEUSE
7-down – Respect for Bush in Texas? : HONOR
8-down – Could these birds be flamingos? : RUDDYDUCKS
12-down – It helps to get your own back : PAWNTICKET
15-down – Alien with less 14 about got upset and lit up again : REIGNITED
16-down – He’d tried aimlessly, having vacillated : DITHERED
19-down – Guy taken in by one girl finds another : AMANDA
21-down – Fortified city once in Iraq with a traumatic end : HATRA
22-down – Nation whose leader was elected unopposed? : IRAN
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.