This crossword No. 21761 clues and answers were published on Mon 06 Dec 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21761 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – A channel swimmer accepts kiss from great man in history : ALEXANDER
10-across – Commanded by junior : UNDER
11-across – Contracts for polar missiles : NARROWS
12-across – Work’s returning, employs partners : SPOUSES
13-across – Famous composer? Hear, hear : LISZT
14-across – You may get a ride in it, if you’re patient : AMBULANCE
16-across – Source reference provided before the start of the lesson : CHAPTERANDVERSE
19-across – The followers stand here when assembled : ADHERENTS
21-across – Understood one to be in diplomacy : TACIT
22-across – Would it take another like him to be of one mind? : HALFWIT
23-across – He has to exert some pull to make headway : SCULLER
24-across – A nymph puts a spell on one : HOURI
25-across – Container for spread : GREENBELT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – One involved in Asian cult movement in the Caribbean : SAINTLUCIA
2-down – American state banks are to be reorganised : NEBRASKA
3-down – Stew for which soldier has a complaint : RAGOUT
4-down – Final date in the Julian calendar? : IDES
5-down – Metal shackles keep men in step : BRASSBANDS
6-down – Oval jugs made by a foreigner : JUGOSLAV
7-down – Here indeed is one man of genius : EDISON
8-down – Did his influence make Rose change her name? : EROS
14-down – It provides an opportunity for advanced theatrical work : APRONSTAGE
15-down – Choose to speak for the voters : ELECTORATE
17-down – Worn thin perhaps, so it’s included free : THROWNIN
18-down – Runners who jump the gun are not forgotten : RECALLED
20-down – Kind of robbery most likely to occur during rush hours : HOLDUP
21-down – It doesn’t describe the present schoolboy : TRUANT
22-down – The boundary of laughter : HAHA
23-down – Swing – that’s what killers did in olden days : SLEW
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.