This crossword No. 21862 clues and answers were published on Mon 03 Apr 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21862 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Offered an account that might have been altered : RELATED
8-across – Grow a number in running water, then cut : DEVELOP
10-across – Calling for private transport always : CAREER
11-across – Music tolerated when flying : AIRBORNE
12-across – In the jungle each new plant discovered brings joy : GLEE
13-across – He’s too calm, maybe, for a young peer : SCHOOLMATE
14-across – Taking turns to fix a race : ALTERNATION
19-across – Advise partner in a friendly way : INFORMALLY
22-across – The firm with little work is to shut up : COOP
23-across – Just the man to deal with the underworld problem! : DISPOSER
24-across – An ass over gear-changing : ONAGER
25-across – They invariably take the first lady into this : THIEVES
26-across – Making some advance, left before the finish : LENDING
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – X has powerful following that can be maintained : TENABLE
2-down – Enjoy a sumptuous meal before parting : FAREWELL
3-down – The badly-bred one’s trash! : DEBRIS
4-down – A member gets nothing in the break after all : REARMOST
5-down – Correct concerning fashion : REFORM
6-down – Study neat model – it’s only natural : CONNATE
9-down – American beggars having food to cook? : PANHANDLERS
15-down – English working men, made redundant, snarled : ENMESHED
16-down – Where one may raise fruit or vegetables : ORCHARDS
17-down – Perception of the popular view : INSIGHT
18-down – Rules to be observed about a German analgesic : CODEINE
20-down – A predatory bird’s large kill : OSPREY
21-down – The one-time warning given by the farming community : YEOMEN
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.