This crossword No. 21790 clues and answers were published on Mon 10 Jan 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21790 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Where the seas are high, generally : INTHEMAIN
10-across – Flower head of hydrangea comes from Ireland : IRISH
11-across – Many on guard in hollow : CONCAVE
12-across – Clamp down in French Legion : ENFORCE
13-across – They may hold one in affection : ARMS
14-across – Prudish when drunk spiked the drink : TIGHTLACED
16-across – It brings a guy down to earth : TENTPEG
17-across – English poem with bright start and unusually woeful end : BEOWULF
19-across – One may be lost in it : ADMIRATION
22-across – Descriptive of hung meat? : HIGH
24-across – Turn to riots to get food : RISOTTO
25-across – He lures one into the new centre : ENTICER
26-across – One may slip and fall into it : ERROR
27-across – Part of Spain and America inter alia : ANDALUSIA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Vessel for plain sailing, we hear : AIRCRAFTCARRIER
2-down – One who falls for a star actor : STUNTMAN
3-down – It has branches in Lebanon : CEDAR
4-down – Frisky South African clique? : CAPERING
5-down – She and men get involved and become engaged : ENMESH
6-down – Willingly permit to remain inactive : LIEFALLOW
7-down – Sour sort of critic : CITRIC
8-down – As far as it goes in a way : THEENDOFTHEROAD
15-down – Overeaters may have one; Alexander didn’t! : SPARETYRE
17-down – Literary props : BOOKENDS
18-down – Counts it as price for one article : UNITCOST
20-down – Anguish descriptive of Scrooge losing a pound : MISERY
21-down – Beyond redemption? What rotten luck! : TOOBAD
23-down – Remaining calm : STILL
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.