This crossword No. 21932 clues and answers were published on Fri 23 Jun 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21932 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Someone who never wears out : NATURIST
9-across – They could be involved in a crash : CHARAS
10-across – Girl likely to be heartless : LILY
11-across – Jeweller’s work could make Cornelia rub, etc : GEMCUTTING
12-across – Namely, a hollow red mask : VIZARD
14-across – Speed created when centre of star drops out : CELERITY
15-across – Example of where the stick is thickest : ANAGRAM
17-across – Kind of English issuing from big mouth! : ESTUARY
20-across – Order cream tea? That’s steep! : MACERATE
22-across – Amateur performer of 22 down? : LAYMAN
23-across – Water with jolly blue colour : AQUAMARINE
24-across – Does the dismissed athlete take it running? : JUMP
25-across – Turn off! I’d come back green : DIVERT
26-across – May the small stone change colour? : AMETHYST
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Place at Brighton for retired cricketers : PAVILION
2-down – Girl used in 11 across : RUBY
3-down – Put up horse in frisky ride : RIGGED
4-down – Thomas could first muster up courage for the fight : STOMACH
5-down – Do they weigh on the conscience? : SCRUPLES
6-down – Where an archbishop keeps his books? : CANTERBURY
7-down – Stone I cut from hewn granite : GARNET
13-down – A great egg’s smashed – stuff for the mixer : AGGREGATES
16-down – Diamonds once formed from very hard sulphur : ADAMANTS
18-down – What the highest jumper does at the back? : REARMOST
19-down – Bird crossing the road? : PELICAN
21-down – Leaders of army coup go free : ACQUIT
22-down – I*d reel out art-songs : LIEDER
24-down – The Augustus who painted gents? : JOHN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.