This crossword No. 21844 clues and answers were published on Mon 13 Mar 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21844 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – She finds English university pleasant : EUNICE
4-across – Soul mate of Eros : PSYCHE
9-across – Shape for a hairstyle : AFRO
10-across – Rocket designer : STEPHENSON
11-across – No rice pudding for Caruso, for instance : ENRICO
12-across – Growing area, one with a shrub : GARDENIA
13-across – In a difficult situation, use hose on grass : TIGHTSPOT
15-across – Heads turn in shock : STUN
16-across – Monkshood, a cure for smoking? : COWL
17-across – Can’t hear notes fade away : STONEDEAF
21-across – He has a telling part in play : NARRATOR
22-across – No one scores with this girl : MAIDEN
24-across – Over matey? : POLYGAMOUS
25-across – Some light or heavy timber : BEAM
26-across – Cup-bearer? : SAUCER
27-across – Get up for wild dances : ASCEND
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Old address of Turkish civil service : EFFENDI
2-down – No, I am wrong, she was Ruth’s mother-in-law : NAOMI
3-down – Regular habits and duties : CUSTOMS
5-down – Burning waste on a huge scale : SAHARA
6-down – Called without once becoming stuck-up : CONCEITED
7-down – Noise or disturbance can be wearing : EROSION
8-down – It was frightful, as a rule : REIGNOFTERROR
14-down – Questionable greeting : HOWAREYOU
16-down – Sure-footed window-cleaner : CHAMOIS
18-down – Retribution seems in order : NEMESIS
19-down – Lover gives Biblical character away : ABELARD
20-down – Macbeth, for example, goes after final piece of fuel : ETHANE
23-down – Initially it may be uphill, even steep : IMBUE
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.