This crossword No. 21763 clues and answers were published on Wed 08 Dec 1999 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21763 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – One’s wooden and stuck up and no longer orating! : OFFSTUMP
5-across – Wind from American prairie? : FLATUS
9-across – Examined fashionable drug seen round odd parts of city : INSPECTED
11-across – Stop sideshow : STALL
12-across – Cowardly island shows leadership in sport : YELLOWJERSEY
15-across – Work displayed in shop usually : OPUS
16-across – It’s calculated to enslave, so to speak : DELIBERATE
18-across – Ancient monument gets ruined when one bird nests in it : STONEHENGE
19-across – Fifty old books by one French novelist : LOTI
21-across – Pro a town site being redeveloped for electricity establishment : POWERSTATION
24-across – Eclipse brings alfresco party? : OUTDO
25-across – You’re hated, without love, tormented? Look back with regret : RUETHEDAY
26-across – County clique after return of corporal punishment : DORSET
27-across – Good person to encourage 2 : STURGEON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Miss showing sex appeal undermining honour : OMIT
2-down – Unhappy type that’s got hooked? : FISH
3-down – Beautiful goddess in street upset ancient city : THEBES
4-down – Trot around with me – lead etc may be found with this : METALDETECTOR
6-down – Magazine no longer available, one hears : LISTENER
7-down – Official at international meeting’s the person who moves a bishop, say? : TRANSLATOR
8-down – Stupidly irresponsible person lived like this? : SILLYDEVIL
10-down – The way in which political journalists sometimes speak publicly? : DOWNINGSTREET
13-down – Our shop due for renovation – to be made very tidy : HOUSEPROUD
14-down – See 2 : OUTOFWATER
17-down – Appalling little female, 6, taking part : FEARSOME
20-down – Important person and lady making a disturbance : POTHER
22-down – Tool acts as a calculator, they say : ADZE
23-down – Colour that could be fancy but not loud : CYAN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.