This crossword No. 21805 clues and answers were published on Thu 27 Jan 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21805 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Nippers reported other nippers : PINCHERS
5-across – Naipaul’s house man, twice overlooked : BISWAS
9-across – A cover to covet, in short? Get away with you! : ENVELOPE
10-across – Grate pickle : SCRAPE
12-across – Spooner’s shaggy potholer brings butter up : CURRYFAVOUR
15-across – Happening to be a regular square? : EVENT
17-across – Bow man? They say he’s not tough at all! : EASTENDER
18-across – Most accomplished first part of clip on mount : CLEVEREST
19-across – See 22 : THING
20-across – Over Rover, not Rex, being prodigal : EXTRAVAGANT
24-across – Moody, follows order in the dream : OBERON
25-across – Encourages nits in the kitchen? : EGGSLICE
26-across – The first person, say, to rent out a hole : EYELET
27-across – Exploits covering half-nude novices? : STUDENTS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Foresight shown by epicene SCR? : PRESCIENCE
2-down – A land tick? : NEVERNEVER
3-down – All head off to Golightly : HOLEY
4-down – Substitutes artificial pearls containing binding agent : REPLACEMENTS
6-down – False gold held in centric structure : INCORRECT
7-down – I beg your pardon, for fairly it supports 22 : WHAT
8-down – One of 39 keeps dancing on ladder : STEP
11-down – Turns over a new leaf and is undeviating : GOESSTRAIGHT
13-down – Scotch maid to share esteem? : ADMIRATION
14-down – Good queen embraces true knight with vivacity : BRIGHTNESS
16-down – Other free radical is thus : THEREFORE
21-down – Equally despondent Middle East leader : ASSAD
22-down – It’s borrowed for a traditional bride : SOME
23-down – The reported grain yield : CEDE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.