This crossword No. 21737 clues and answers were published on Mon 08 Nov 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21737 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Wonder if there’s a motor-ing club within distance : MIRACLE
8-across – They have to stay in to take deliveries : BATSMEN
10-across – Variation in game may need explaining : ENIGMA
11-across – Drunk in an ugly situation gets awkward : UNGAINLY
12-across – Easy to reach but hard to touch : NEAR
13-across – Used to support worker : SECONDHAND
14-across – Well off? : SOUNDASLEEP
19-across – A rule uniformly applied? : MARTIALLAW
22-across – Aristocrat always preceded by a page : PEER
23-across – Soldiers roar and sing wildly : GARRISON
24-across – Golfing or boxing circles? : ROUNDS
25-across – A burnt-out pantomime character? : CINDERS
26-across – Sent to a prison store : PUTAWAY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Explorer, one given all-round support : PIONEER
2-down – Is the bounder brought before this court? : KANGAROO
3-down – Sounds coming from fold or stable : BLEATS
4-down – Sort of seat possibly alarming to an MP : MARGINAL
5-down – Prophet is first-class, given a head start : ISAIAH
6-down – Touching emotion? : FEELING
9-down – Going on a local tour : PUBCRAWLING
15-down – It floated a company to avoid liquidation : NOAHSARK
16-down – Marriage or adoption : ESPOUSAL
17-down – French complaint over song causes ill-feeling : MALARIA
18-down – Departed vessel, showing no emotion : DEADPAN
20-down – I am stuck in traffic – abusive words result : TIRADE
21-down – Prepare to run a race heat : WARMUP
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.