This crossword No. 21893 clues and answers were published on Tue 09 May 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21893 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – This menace not about to cause panic in club members : PUBLIC
5-across – The ambassador may occupy the high ground for his worship : THEMAYOR
9-across – See 1 : NUISANCE
10-across – Accommodating Japanese in garage is harmful : GEISHA
11-across – Plato’s martial air? Or John Brown’s? : BATTLEHYMNOF
13-across – Punch from British port : BRIO
14-across – Fanciful, sick or unknown country at heart : ILLUSORY
17-across – Would an antiquarian find this boring? : WOODWORM
18-across – Vault to head off a boundary : ARCH
20-across – 5 here had made a lot of his spouse : CASTERBRIDGE
23-across – Batten down the hatches: wait! : ATTEND
24-across – Current party take wrong road : LABRADOR
25-across – Intriguing types, namely border rulers : SCHEMERS
26-across – Cap for a pupil : EYELID
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Primitive ox bear losing heart : URUS
3-down – Suffer a cut or a drop in circulation : LOSEBLOOD
4-down – He ruled no Britannia! : CANUTE
5-down – Monumental issue? Perhaps Athens regime’ll b– off! : THEELGINMARBLES
6-down – Finish produced with a layer : EGGSHELL
7-down – Monkey business worse in France in the morning : APISM
8-down – Might Jock’s declaration pass up risque crowd control! : OCHLOCRACY
12-down – As classical wool gatherers slaughter a runic goat : ARGONAUTIC
15-down – Working title, same agent unfortunately : STAGENAME
16-down – Sentence pronounced for a serial offender? : PORRIDGE
19-down – Nourished, I bless the food content : EDIBLE
21-down – Reassurance expressed; but not here : THERE
22-down – French novelist first to get hammered? : LOTI
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.