This crossword No. 23063 clues and answers were published on Thu 12 Feb 2004 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 23063 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Saw mistake in the lady’s cable : HAWSER
5-across – Weed on arch bent over canal basin : CHARLOCK
9-across – Tree in container seen in album, perhaps : LABURNUM
10-across – Turn up rare set of ornaments : PARURE
11-across – Precise moment to stop race : POINTTOPOINT
13-across – Hebrew measure used by the Pharaohs : EPHA
14-across – Negotiate across catwalk : TRANSACT
17-across – Gather in island dining room on return : ASSEMBLE
18-across – Favourites return to stage : STEP
20-across – Free hours with teacher in school : CHARTERHOUSE
23-across – Sudden exit from the airport? : FLIGHT
24-across – Deliveries executed, but carried too far : OVERDONE
25-across – Keep out of pickle : PRESERVE
26-across – Did he make hay in the RAF? : TEDDER
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – He designed a water container : ADAM
3-down – Dish for turning apples out : SOUPPLATE
4-down – Rank card in order : RANCID
5-down – Succeeded with the one act mother produced : CAMETOTHETHRONE
6-down – Right cricket ground applied first for confirmation : APPROVAL
7-down – Popular golfer, but somewhat slow : LARGO
8-down – Account king gives to historian : CHRONICLER
12-down – He soon learns about solar patch : APTSCHOLAR
15-down – Put off for a while, like old socks? : SUSPENDED
16-down – One who opposed something, or supports : OBJECTOR
19-down – Game to saucy prince : RUPERT
21-down – Speaks angrily about gears : RAGES
22-down – Previously at church : ONCE
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.