This crossword No. 21654 clues and answers were published on Tue 03 Aug 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21654 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Bottomless wine cask for old musician : SACKBUT
5-across – Born with a skin disease, being without energy, I take calls : BLEEPER
9-across – Go away with sounds of fairy rings stealing around – damage just where one didn’t want it : SHOOT
10-across – See 9 : INTHEFOOT
11-across – ITV needs master, maybe, and we are it : ADVERTISEMENTS
13-across – Commendation for being decapitated? : LAUD
14-across – Flower eaten by flea, unusual jumper : FAIRISLE
17-across – Serb terrorist reportedly observed behind Clinton? : ARKANSAS
18-across – Colette’s soldiers : GIGI
21-across – Unwanted result of inaccurate attempt to 9 10? : AHOLEINTHEHEAD
23-across – Time to die without punishment – abolish totally : ERADICATE
24-across – Hindu deity opposed to being among Muslims : SHIVA
25-across – Support for fire with club : ANDIRON
26-across – See 9 : ONESELF
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Moderate appeal for love : SOSO
2-down – The noisy bird in the tribe died and went to … heaven? : CLOUDCUCKOOLAND
3-down – Left the bar, ordered by the wife : BETTER
4-down – Solver’s one right to enter two points on court : THIRTY
5-down – Large cake: large roll’s possibly as hot inside : BATHSOAP
6-down – Nothing in Vermeer’s work is for good : EVERMORE
7-down – Expert and lay climber’s link keeping pet No. 4 in prophetic style : PROGNOSTICATIVE
8-down – Spitting’s allowed here: decay is an endless chain : ROTISSERIE
12-down – Painter of classical subjects, The Mater Mated possibly one : ALMATADEMA
15-down – Gather 10 on river far from 3 : INFERIOR
16-down – The Scots’ own mountain covering, their own to keep : MAINTAIN
19-down – Spell out 4, theoretically beginning at sea : THREEO
20-down – Pursued, say : CHASTE
22-down – See 3 : HALF
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.