This crossword No. 21860 clues and answers were published on Fri 31 Mar 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21860 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Edwardian keeps his first trousers boxed, as it were : TELEVISED
6-across – Not a fat part : SPARE
9-across – It’s not just half cold, with winter ice – ease off, do you hear? – this makes it feel colder : WINDCHILLFACTOR
10-across – Sailor on ice, an outstanding musician : ROCK
11-across – Graze on a lot of South American capital first : ABRASION
14-across – Cook general? : KITCHENER
15-across – Test to form a legend : MOTTO
16-across – Tree, like bird, may be on the river : ASPEN
18-across – Small items charged by requests : PETITIONS
20-across – Little boy in oven starts yowling in place of cat : KILKENNY
21-across – See 23 : EDGE
25-across – Columnists’ classical beauty? : REGULARFEATURES
26-across – Car, or one sitting in it, needing more heart for food : DINER
27-across – Servant from Mayfair, North Dakota : MANFRIDAY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Drag queen in old prison : TOWER
2-down – Student in love removed from picture : LINOCUT
3-down – What’s wrong with upper part of church? God’s not died, he’s in higher education : VICE
4-down – Certainties, ones I’d put money on and not with hesitation – a childish game : SNIP
5-down – Classy food shop, which to criticise adversely is on purpose : DELIBERATE
6-down – Prison camp with arachnid – it rises from the ground : STALAGMITE
7-down – Reach the parting of the ways? Convict of treason : ATTAINT
8-down – Certain to come up about copier that’s wrong : ERRONEOUS
12-down – See 3 : CHANCELLOR
13-down – See 4 : SNAPSNORUM
14-down – Finished at the yard, exhausted : KNACKERED
17-down – Figure for audience in John Cleese sketch : POLYGON
19-down – Well dressed, gave instructions in 26 : ORDERED
22-down – Try writing : ESSAY
23-down – Lamented, say, back from sharpened blade : KEEN
24-down – See 10 : STAR
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.