This crossword No. 21635 clues and answers were published on Mon 12 Jul 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21635 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – A really quiet rest can bring calm : APPEASE
8-across – A butcher may use it to cut credit without permission : CLEAVER
10-across – Code word for ‘S’ is rare in use : SIERRA
11-across – It means raising the subject at the Palace : ACCOLADE
12-across – A natural hanger-on, in a manner of speaking : BURR
13-across – Tender name, perhaps : ENDEARMENT
14-across – Taking such action will not be offensive or illegal : SELFDEFENCE
19-across – Yet such ads are seen by the public : CLASSIFIED
22-across – General’s remains : LEES
23-across – Follow and observe for a two-hour period : DOGWATCH
24-across – Stay and check mother in : REMAIN
25-across – Keep track of warship : MONITOR
26-across – Examining body to many a doctor : ANATOMY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Best that it be raised with mother after work : OPTIMUM
2-down – Present home of the partridge : PEARTREE
3-down – Bolt or lock the cell door to prevent it : ESCAPE
4-down – City investment? : BLOCKADE
5-down – Part of New York Mahler variation : HARLEM
6-down – Title for a chapter in a football manual? : HEADING
9-down – Something wicked and frivolous helps dispel the gloom : CANDLELIGHT
15-down – False story about ringleader can produce bad feeling : FRICTION
16-down – A strike in UK’s financial centre would be a catastrophe : CALAMITY
17-down – Where is this sold? Oh, in the local, perhaps : ALCOHOL
18-down – They may raise people’s spirits : MEDIUMS
20-down – A swift turnaround was considered proper : SAWFIT
21-down – Bold prosecutor takes on a cartel : DARING
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.