This crossword No. 21784 clues and answers were published on Mon 03 Jan 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21784 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Don’t continue if scared : WINDUP
5-across – Complete section of boxing match cancelled : ROUNDOFF
9-across – Underwater explorer to cause commotion at university : COUSTEAU
10-across – A poet not out after a frolic : LARKIN
11-across – It’s eaten at an age-old celebration : BIRTHDAYCAKE
13-across – Order a gin for Swedish girl : INGA
14-across – Submissive bearing : YIELDING
17-across – An iron-clad reason for not buying luxuries? : HARDSHIP
18-across – Pastry promotion : PUFF
20-across – They may be running the moment race is organised : COMMENTARIES
23-across – Boatman returns to old address : SIRRAH
24-across – The converse of indolence? : IDLETALK
25-across – Giving speech, don’t start being inaudible : UTTERING
26-across – Heavenly sight delightful to shepherds : REDSKY
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Smooth metal : IRON
3-down – Rush to get on the panel : DASHBOARD
4-down – Author to have a shot at verse : POETRY
5-down – Using coarse expressions, more or less : ROUGHLYSPEAKING
6-down – Took off some weight? : UNLOADED
7-down – Cord I twisted into a sort of column : DORIC
8-down – It springs to hand in attack : FLICKKNIFE
12-down – Not against upsetting an opponent : ANTAGONIST
15-down – Banked left : DEPOSITED
16-down – Press men in China : SHANGHAI
19-down – He turns up in the country : TILLER
21-down – Means of communication for a TV detective : MORSE
22-down – Brickbats aimed at military aircraft? : FLAK
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.