This crossword No. 21630 clues and answers were published on Tue 06 Jul 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21630 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Poisonous plant disposes of servant and Sir Francis : MANDRAKE
9-across – Follows storyteller in street going westwards : TRAILS
10-across – Stake where Italian poet lost his head : ANTE
11-across – Literary group flourishes next to sink : BLOOMSBURY
12-across – Dimwit absorbs Stock Exchange secret : CLOSET
14-across – Shut up shed and flat : DROPDEAD
15-across – Making endless noise about rubbish, backing Victoria? : STATION
17-across – One attracted to card game shows how to cut : ABRIDGE
20-across – Slug with tail squashed by French politician : GAULLIST
22-across – Deposit secures little back room for manoeuvre : LEEWAY
23-across – Fix up my sandal for this religious festival : PALMSUNDAY
24-across – The pain borne by Rachel : ACHE
25-across – Polish king – Old Black Eye : SHINER
26-across – Turn round headlong in new wooden rescue boat : NOAHSARK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The challenge of accommodating Aunt Letitia : GAUNTLET
2-down – Newspaperman gets half inch : EDGE
3-down – Doctor in middle of walk makes sacrifice : GAMBIT
4-down – Extra food for boxers’ helpers : SECONDS
5-down – Scrap a lot of money? That makes a big bang : ATOMBOMB
6-down – Counter-plot calls for telegram security equipment : BARBEDWIRE
7-down – Swanson impregnates rag with oil : GLORIA
13-down – It resolves difficulties in an isolated village : SETTLEMENT
16-down – Death sentences? : OBITUARY
18-down – Keeper of hardy animals is an unlikely dog-hater : GOATHERD
19-down – Apprentice journalist caught up in dangerous feat : STUDENT
21-down – Coldness of a course unknown : APATHY
22-down – Untrained person writing short poem on staff : LAYMAN
24-down – Processed peas found in church : APSE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.