This crossword No. 22589 clues and answers were published on Sat 03 Aug 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 22589 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – R is crabby and I’m upset about it : MISSOURI
9-across – One who steals a pound? : NICKER
10-across – R removes falsehoods from professionals’ pay : SAAR
11-across – Giving no freedom to the papers during raid from Scotland : REPRESSIVE
12-across – R has Irish setter’s exterior : MERSEY
14-across – Island of terriers : PITCAIRN
15-across – R and country lanes going round about, say : SENEGAL
17-across – Renegade’s characteristic is taking gold : TRAITOR
20-across – Little Brother grabs one before the rest : BREATHER
22-across – R for king? Solution: a s-state : KANSAS
23-across – General directions for girls being inspected by commissioner? : GUIDELINES
24-across – R’s a bird : SWAN
25-across – Ghost writer in the cooler: what’s current in Transylvania is outside : LEFANU
26-across – Get together with a rod? : CONVERGE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Roadways, English and Italian : MILANESE
2-down – R with some ferry services : YSER
3-down – R finds army deployed around ancient city : MURRAY
4-down – R drooping over ring : LIMPOPO
5-down – R is set in red for a change : DNIESTER
6-down – It is one act performed by Zebra, perhaps : ICESTATION
7-down – Bottom of R, according to the Guardian : WEAVER
13-down – R also embraced by female boat builder : SHENANDOAH
16-down – R god gives pain, unpleasant, with no end to it : ACHELOUS
18-down – R’s all right with something like a cargo? : OKAVANGO
19-down – R : ORINOCO
21-down – Woken and getting up, doctor holds R : ROUSED
22-down – R causing a stink : KISTNA
24-down – R sounding neuter : SPEY
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.