This crossword No. 21982 clues and answers were published on Mon 21 Aug 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21982 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Reproduction of a man’s oil painting : MONALISA
9-across – Lemons and melons may come from here : LEMNOS
10-across – Lincoln died sleeping? Apparently so : ABED
11-across – Proverbially it implies madness : OUTOFSIGHT
12-across – Tugboat? : LUGGER
14-across – Christmas visitors can include one conjuror : MAGICIAN
15-across – Lose wind when seeking muddy shoal in Cheshire estuary : DEFLATE
17-across – The sort ready to compose something impressive? : TYPESET
20-across – Nuts? You’ll need these : CRACKERS
22-across – Property gets one thousand short of estimate : ESTATE
23-across – He’s against accepting royalties : REPUBLICAN
24-across – A mother for the first orphan? : ADAM
25-across – Tenant in the French diocese : LESSEE
26-across – Example set by the ancients, maybe : INSTANCE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A strapless top is a mistake on the Underground : BOOBTUBE
2-down – Worker provides assistance : HAND
3-down – Potency of port half an hour later : VIGOUR
4-down – Old man’s period for diversion : PASTIME
5-down – Godly foe disposed to be reactionary : OLDFOGEY
6-down – In error, since I’m not all-knowing : OMNISCIENT
7-down – She may out pantihose, but not net : SOPHIA
13-down – Was it designed for handicapped drivers? : GOLFCOURSE
16-down – Music of the Depression? : THEBLUES
18-down – Charm one’s way in : ENTRANCE
19-down – Possibly spy on fashionable medium : PSYCHIC
21-down – Smoking jacket? : REEFER
22-down – Hemingway or Sterne, perhaps : ERNEST
24-down – Just open – so have a glass of ale : AJAR
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.