This crossword No. 21744 clues and answers were published on Tue 16 Nov 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21744 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Prove right, merely by changing book to Kipling poem : JUSTIFY
5-across – One disposing of irritations following Labour Party round : FLYTRAP
9-across – Express boarded by Latin Society : WORLD
10-across – Magistrate’s conflicting votes left America in recession : PROCONSUL
11-across – Big, big band in organ rendition : BROBDINGNAGIAN
13-across – Serviceable fellow rejected northern banker : OUSE
14-across – War and Peace personified: not I – the king’s old gamekeeper : WARRENER
17-across – Round the twist or up the pole? : DUENORTH
18-across – The Animals may initially make a persistent noise! : ZOOM
21-across – Besotted, they pop without introduction up chapel! : THEHAPPYCOUPLE
23-across – Great conqueror’s kiss collected by a beautiful youth : ALEXANDER
24-across – Essential part finally bottled? : VITAL
25-across – Clear drama enacted on court? : NETPLAY
26-across – Fool’s eating bitter plant off the wall! : BERSERK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Two little women with start of lock jaw : JOWL
2-down – The lead for which one was unprepared? : SURPRISEELEMENT
3-down – Badly behind, missing third payment, ultimately still owing : INDEBT
4-down – Young professional lady’s ending up tart? : YUPPIE
5-down – In terror, disorderly go to pumps? : FOOTGEAR
6-down – Volunteers of yore, with many suffering : YEOMANRY
7-down – Chambers won’t have an entry here, if you’re lucky! : RUSSIANROULETTE
8-down – One retiring medic follows another back into queue behind Dad – or Mum, for example : PALINDROME
12-down – Commercial transport showing considerable stress : GOODSTRAIN
15-down – Number 50 secures bye to last place in quarter-final – my pleasure! : NOTATALL
16-down – Like a fool, puts up with way layabout behaves : STUPIDLY
19-down – That is a horse beetle : SCARAB
20-down – Show fear – this is a case for Robin Hood : QUIVER
22-down – Adverse criticism almost to the end of the scale : FLAK
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.