This crossword No. 21686 clues and answers were published on Thu 09 Sep 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21686 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Walk from American time and charge into New York time : USEONESFEET
9-across – Spoken verse in instalments through one’s teeth! : ODONTIC
10-across – English truffle hunter swilling ale close to the ground : EPIGEAL
11-across – How an alpine colonist squares accounts? : SETTLESUP
12-across – ‘eaves one within range : URALS
13-across – Contract in Franco-Roman law : FLEX
14-across – As man involved with Ireland might view one from England : MAINLANDER
16-across – So Wordsworth’s minstrel appears to have thee flustered, as a matter of fact : ETHEREALLY
19-across – Rastafarian held at more than arm’s length : AFAR
21-across – Montcalm’s conqueror’s in misery about his left foot : WOLFE
22-across – Slater’s demand for full pension? : ROOFBOARD
24-across – His ‘n’ her venture in hock : RHENISH
25-across – Comfort needed when you and me revoltingly grow old : ASSUAGE
26-across – Autodidact displaying fame ‘n’ medals : SELFMADEMAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Source of 17 scattered seed of Terah with topping of mulch : UROFTHECHALDEES
2-down – Crack up making those absent from W — K, say? : EXTOL
3-down – Name one Greek island: one with a divided capital : NICOSIA
4-down – Ignore the alarm! These slippery customers are over a barrel : SLEEPIN
5-down – Labour’s injection of backbone? : EPIDURAL
6-down – Destination of 17’s line and then of a canal restoration : THELANDOFCANAAN
7-down – The ______ 16,4,17’s 23 : SONSOF
8-down – Successful deal maker is caught by failure : CLOSER
15-down – Spontaneous declaration: Release the Stratford One! : FREEWILL
16-down – One of eight from a demoralised War Department : EDWARD
17-down – Race starter – for the Lincoln! : ABRAHAM
18-down – One is spotted by Lampedusa : LEOPARD
20-down – Shipping line director : RUDDER
23-down – It could be uplifted for Dr Mowlem to cry on : BOSOM
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.