This crossword No. 21850 clues and answers were published on Mon 20 Mar 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21850 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Tick awarded in exam for high marks : CREDIT
5-across – Rejected just for being unqualified : OUTRIGHT
9-across – Surgeon upset about cold sponge : SCROUNGE
10-across – An award for record achievement : GRAMMY
11-across – Family ties for mother’s boy : APRONSTRINGS
13-across – Jump bail in Asian isle : BALI
14-across – Response of soldiers in the van of battle : REACTION
17-across – Order alteration in grey coat : CATEGORY
18-across – Charitable group : KIND
20-across – Contenders for the high jump : PARATROOPERS
23-across – Short notice : ADVERT
24-across – Larry won somehow, but not by a lot : NARROWLY
25-across – A king goes to one US state and then another : ARKANSAS
26-across – Knock out some facts about aircraft : DAKOTA
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Run for water : RACE
3-down – Go fishing, but keep in touch : DROPALINE
4-down – Holding up catch on Yorkshire river : TENURE
5-down – In which to find sea dogs? : OCEANGREYHOUNDS
6-down – Though fast with a roll of notes, he’s very stingy : TIGHTWAD
7-down – Question One is on Irish force seen in the Middle East : IRAQI
8-down – Villa stadium may be familiar territory : HOMEGROUND
12-down – Adam learns about a red-hot poker : SALAMANDER
15-down – Shopkeepers must – shoplifters do : TAKESTOCK
16-down – Greek coasters in a storm : SOCRATES
19-down – Are in debt, but managed to bring up the children : REARED
21-down – Earn a special place in the sporting world : ARENA
22-down – An opening possibly lost : SLOT
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.