This crossword No. 21815 clues and answers were published on Tue 08 Feb 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21815 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Paper holder found in cheese – cafes devastated : BRIEFCASE
6-across – The method millions follow to get a computer device : MODEM
9-across – Reveal the French fashion : LETON
10-across – Memory showing strain, reportedly, after scripture lesson : RETENTION
11-across – Using detailed examination, I can’t allay worries : ANALYTICAL
12-across – The old labourer’s endlessly cheeky in return : SERF
14-across – Book the player on the bench? : RESERVE
15-across – Renovated turbo sale : TROUBLE
17-across – In this part I steal the show : ARTISTE
19-across – Made a vibrating noise? Sounds like conversation : WHIRRED
20-across – Glamour is a kind of security : GILT
22-across – Make worker pay – he’s leader of a group : CHARGEHAND
25-across – The Sir in Dear Sir? : ADDRESSEE
26-across – One possessing new switch in gold : OWNER
27-across – Shabby boat losing last bit of polish : DINGY
28-across – Attachment for hose : SUSPENDER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A second science room is erected in wood : BALSA
2-down – Stint worked with rain in passage : INTRANSIT
3-down – Like clothes in which one’s not oneself : FANCYDRESS
4-down – Broadcast story is provider of travel experiences : AIRLINE
5-down – To draw out concentrate : EXTRACT
6-down – Sparing mostly some ancient porcelain : MING
7-down – Conclude a bargain in a stroke : DRIVE
8-down – Find one English elm diseased in hazardous area : MINEFIELD
13-down – No fixed abode? : MOBILEHOME
14-down – Entrenched element in party to raise security : REARGUARD
16-down – Drinks supplier, having made profit, discussed terms : BARGAINED
18-down – Sheep’s roaming round university in ancient city : EPHESUS
19-down – Hostel heads fighting over muddled ends : WARDENS
21-down – With cargo on board, left port : LADEN
23-down – Painter/drawer taking in river : DURER
24-down – Refuse study year : DENY
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.