This crossword No. 21830 clues and answers were published on Fri 25 Feb 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21830 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – For example, Peter Ustinov can: true or false? : RACONTEUR
10-across – Hardy casually removing lead from dog : OLLIE
11-across – 8’s dog tooth : GNASHER
12-across – Fruit’s zest : PASSION
13-across – Potato sound in the orchestra : TUBA
14-across – Sport, we learn, isn’t made up : REALTENNIS
15-across – Causes irritation with eyes? : NEEDLES
17-across – Paul, perhaps, threw wobbly – blimey! : STREWTH
19-across – 5 down from 10 may be routine : NINETOFIVE
22-across – Shop around for transport : TRAM
23-across – One unwillingly held underwear with mark inside : HOSTAGE
24-across – Regarding Enigmatist being only half-drunk: therapy’s required : REGIMEN
26-across – Virtually repugnant, 51 hair-like projections : VILLI
27-across – Purgative offered when Moggy car hit Rolls : CATHARTIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Side of the brain having no blood circulation : BRIGHTONANDHOVE
2-down – To hurry for a plane, race on a motorbike : SCRAMBLE
3-down – You’ll get not very far in Finchley : INCH
4-down – Brave and strong, not entirely like Van Gogh : FEARLESS
5-down – Drive right, right becomes left at the end : PROPEL
6-down – 21-man’s croak, we hear? : MONSIEUR
7-down – See 1 : ALBION
8-down – Strip shown in scene and suspicious motive involved : DENNISTHEMENACE
16-down – Libertine 1 : Harlot 0 : LOTHARIO
17-down – Harshness evident and almost all see the truth : SEVERITY
18-down – Colleague’s pain heard over collapse of market : WORKMATE
20-down – Settle for some honest leadership : NESTLE
21-down – Expletive to be pardoned could be knickers : FRENCH
25-down – Eat Chinaman up : GNAW
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.