This crossword No. 21791 clues and answers were published on Tue 11 Jan 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21791 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Club that is metal-headed : BRASSIE
5-across – In which VIP may be put to sleep with top British journalist : BESTBED
9-across – Total put in circulation : UTTER
10-across – Sailor – one who wrote letters about train crash : TARPAULIN
11-across – It may reveal grounds for drinks on the coach : COFFEESTRAINER
13-across – Be idle when reciting short narrative poems : LAYS
14-across – Beaten by accident: fate indeed! : DEFEATED
17-across – One who sees to it that island, for example, backs king : ARRANGER
18-across – Fixed stake over volcano : ETNA
21-across – Pirate couple allowed expensive bangle : SILVERBRACELET
23-across – Utterly detest sailor – No. 1 mate, perhaps : ABOMINATE
24-across – Remove evidence of part of camera session : ERASE
25-across – Numbers of teams : ELEVENS
26-across – Conducted negotiations and supplied free drinks : TREATED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Boxing match – about nothing, however : BOUT
2-down – Writer of a book strumpet found in honeypot : ANTHONYTROLLOPE
3-down – Way fire ruined Galsworthy play : STRIFE
4-down – Musical prelude to dish served during dinner : ENTREE
5-down – Soft fabric transforming a bare hat : BARATHEA
6-down – Sailor, for example, said to observe traveller : SEAFARER
7-down – Pot the noble stag to be a dinosaur : BELONGTOTHEPAST
8-down – Academic bard out to follow island cricketer : DONBRADMAN
12-down – Fresh start when charlady works overtime? : CLEANSLATE
15-down – Generally stupid, but frightfully sane about Ireland : ANSERINE
16-down – Bears sin in a way for proud Balkan people? : SERBIANS
19-down – Capital entry revealing special gift : TALENT
20-down – Withdraw and give up once more : RECEDE
22-down – Mind that may move in a certain direction : TEND
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.