This crossword No. 21851 clues and answers were published on Tue 21 Mar 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21851 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – O, Willie! Mr T’s on! What a beano! Could this be a wealth-creation programme? : WHOWANTSTOBE
8-across – Less than perfect trade agreement from seat of learning : UNIDEAL
9-across – Disraeli’s Christian hero bitterly recanted out East : TANCRED
11-across – Platters hit the sole surviving solver : ONLYYOU
12-across – See 7 : MOUTHIS
13-across – Red Queen swapped places and proved she was human? : ERRED
14-across – See 7 : WHEREONES
16-across – Whence Condon’s candidate had hardhearted man at papal court : MANCHURIA
19-across – Solecism committed with fawning affectation : GAFFE
21-across – Space executive left one’s monkey in this : NASALIS
23-across – A Moor’s downfall a fallen woman? : AMOROSA
24-across – Main offenders suspended from this branch of the Met? : YARDARM
25-across – Holy smoke! : INCENSE
26-across – See 1 : AMILLIONAIRE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sound of a mighty theatre organ: it’s going like a dervish : WHIRLER
2-down – Polyphemus was like a god to Mad Carew : ONEEYED
3-down – No one left to strike in this conflict? : ALLOUTWAR
4-down – Figure worshipped in a Shinto temple : TOTEM
5-down – Saint seeking neurosurgery on Cadfael’s patch : TONSURE
6-down – Sand-dune to obstruct a Mongol ruler : BARKHAN
7-down – Misspent youth! Hereon we use mono-construction to give practical backing : PUTONESMONEY
10-down – Eyesore from Hell, like a rare and classical mess : DISASTERAREA
15-down – Issue voiced from the Miss Woodhouse country : EMANATION
17-down – Specious specific in no way unusual : NOSTRUM
18-down – The grip of the omnium-gatherum? : HOLDALL
19-down – Soundly criticise Italy’s dumplings : GNOCCHI
20-down – Trimming shortened measure in a pint : FLOUNCE
22-down – Doubtful Greek character: mother’s raising another! : SAMPI
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.