This crossword No. 21866 clues and answers were published on Fri 07 Apr 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21866 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Rover in boat, a dugout : GADABOUT
5-across – Grassy meadow provided pasture : LEAFED
9-across – It’s right by the map : EASTWARD
10-across – 20s’ music : SCORES
12-across – Is breaking polar ice not relevant to the Americas? : NEOTROPICAL
15-across – In to complain: customer with bone : INCUS
17-across – US policy reversal in SALT 2 : ABOUTFACE
18-across – Mixed soil to earth plant : HORSETAIL
19-across – Saddle horse – gelding to break in : RIDGE
20-across – A shade drunk after a tumbler : ROLLERBLIND
24-across – Gnawn perch caught in river tossed back : ERODED
25-across – Supervised 17 without incident : OVERSEEN
26-across – Lack of depth to soil : DEARTH
27-across – Pots with rest may produce kicks : PROTESTS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The go-ahead to settle with cash : GREENLIGHT
2-down – About to break record, fancied runner put out of his stride : DISCONCERT
3-down – Jack Ketch’s security device, perhaps : BOWER
4-down – No encore for such a performance? That’s gross! : UNREPEATABLE
6-down – Non-stop flight? : ESCALATOR
7-down – Which sex? See document : FORM
8-down – Con accepts hush money : DOSH
11-down – Gambling group bar, say, teenage type : SCHOOLLEAVER
13-down – Swans, odd dipper included, lost with shore birds : SANDPIPERS
14-down – Number of deniers, perhaps, depending on the silk? : DEFENDANTS
16-down – Drug found in very quick medical check : SMEARTEST
21-down – Elizabeth without Queen? Wear that? : BERET
22-down – Drop out of sight : BEAD
23-down – Put up first nine letters for a foreign one : IOTA
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.