This crossword No. 21786 clues and answers were published on Wed 05 Jan 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21786 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Repeat sound set elsewhere… : RECITE
4-across – … in Greece, or some in South Africa : SPARTA
9-across – Unrestricted use of cane may cause skin inflammation : ACNE
10-across – Stiffly formal, or laid back from the start : PRIMORDIAL
11-across – Place for the preacher – and what he can do with his sermon! : PULPIT
12-across – Threatened to have done with the devil : IMPENDED
13-across – Like Dan Dare, steep tumble down : DESPERATE
15-across – This has cut smoking : NAVY
16-across – Habit won’t let one drop the apostrophe : WONT
17-across – The chief has Jag – early model : ARCHETYPE
21-across – Sat Latin translation in a lost realm of fancy : ATLANTIS
22-across – Old city feature may be seen in the gutter : URCHIN
24-across – Brea : SHORTBREAD
25-across – The way to take in the broadest spectrum : ROAD
26-across – Doctor in row over possible deal : TIMBER
27-across – A dunderhead in place of intelligence : ADVICE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Engineer cryptic clues one doesn’t want to be seen : RECLUSE
2-down – He wears a hat, which is reasonable : CHEAP
3-down – Model priest – false prophet, of course : TIPSTER
5-down – Vigorous frolic in jerks to strict time : PROMPT
6-down – Strangely under and over time, which is superfluous : REDUNDANT
7-down – Currently a scholar at Magdalen, or other place of learning : ACADEMY
8-down – Dig up frisky steed without prejudice : DISINTERESTED
14-down – A number in Kent town find parking turns on a magic device : PENTAGRAM
16-down – Cautionary cry in Somerset : WATCHET
18-down – Dogged? : HOUNDED
19-down – Religious teaching many found in head : PRIMATE
20-down – Upset tables are not easily upset : STABLE
23-down – Dog chewed cigar, having got nothing for one : CORGI
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.