This crossword No. 21759 clues and answers were published on Fri 03 Dec 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21759 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Deep in the past, for example : INTENSE
8-across – One filly in two hundred backed such a hob : CERAMIC
10-across – Ariel goes off with first-class fare : ECLAIR
11-across – After you, semi-literate becomes la creme de la creme : THEELITE
12-across – Zhivago’s girl looked over the shrinking sea : ARAL
13-across – Any player shown a couple of these will see red : YELLOWCARD
14-across – Silly fool : FOLLOWSHOME
19-across – Crumbs! Mat made date, brought wrinkly! : CORRUGATED
22-across – Some leave morosely for the airport : ORLY
23-across – Dim clue reset by compiler finally for cimbalom : DULCIMER
24-across – Some cauliflower from cholesterol-free lunch left over : FLORET
25-across – You French scoff back some dishes! : TUREENS
26-across – Little feller’s creatin’ about Ulster : MANIKIN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Murdoch’s work is a turn-off – Cronin : UNICORN
2-down – The odd one ogles, introducing painter to the harem : SERAGLIO
3-down – Smokers dump less heroin off the beaten track : ASTRAY
4-down – The monster! Is he dropping the Queen Mother? : BEHEMOTH
5-down – Lochnagar licensees supply bloodsucker repellent : GARLIC
6-down – Speed up in home improvement regimen : DIETARY
9-down – These aren’t flowers? Not on the surface, proverbially : STILLWATERS
15-down – Bond fast embraces rising kings : LIGAMENT
16-down – So taken aback by possessive regretful Miss making a bloomer : MYOSOTIS
17-down – Our slum development made capital founder : ROMULUS
18-down – A country tune, say, part of Lark Ascending : ALGERIA
20-down – It’s used to serve a dodgy business : RACKET
21-down – Deft, say, to conquer? : DEFEAT
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.