This crossword No. 21822 clues and answers were published on Wed 16 Feb 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21822 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
4-across – Ali’s : LISTON
6-across – Explosive bits spoiled her plans : SHRAPNEL
9-across – Each dish is eaten by a champion : APIECE
10-across – Trouble at school? Dunce has to crawl about outside : CLASSWAR
11-across – See 18 : HAPPENATSEA
15-across – Consent to dismantle High Tor? : RIGHTOH
17-across – Badly ventilated returning from scene in Twelfth Night : ILLYRIA
18-across – Not an utter disaster, but it made an awfully hot saga in the 7 25 : WORSETHINGS
22-across – It’s simple to take in the little prince in a financial transaction : PURCHASE
23-across – Forty days with a forty-nine pulse : LENTIL
24-across – Grouse nearly arrived on the steppe : COMPLAIN
25-across – See 7 : PAPERS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cold water poured over one to say Please be quiet? : DOUCHE
2-down – Report of high table in deal indicates a cultural ignoramus : PHILISTINE
3-down – Building after war – that’s why he aided us : MARSHALL
4-down – Field where the choo-choo is hard to chew : LEATHERY
5-down – Gas pipe left off – how much off? : SLIPPAGE
7-down – Press : NEWS
8-down – I get up early for fun : LARK
12-down – Sententious in referring to the past about the pub : APHORISTIC
13-down – Beast about to catch girl – not fair! : BRUNETTE
14-down – Work of Johnson the painter’s at auctions that are coming up : RASSELAS
16-down – Local authority has a pull with everyone on National Health initially : TOWNHALL
19-down – Comment by one in 10 and 14 on man : HEEHAW
20-down – Like Gone with the Wind for the picture industry? : EPIC
21-down – A proper rose? : PRIM
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.