This crossword No. 21868 clues and answers were published on Mon 10 Apr 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21868 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Get off for a match : ALIGHT
5-across – Growth of conciliation rejected by workers – a bad sign : EVILOMEN
9-across – He should know how to press a suit : ADVOCATE
10-across – Slip by the Spanish church feature : ELAPSE
11-across – What an MP stands for : CONSTITUENCY
13-across – List of courses for chaps at university : MENU
14-across – Blocking – the road? : INTHEWAY
17-across – Father returns with skiers out for social activity : APRESSKI
18-across – Change the course of a revolution : TURN
20-across – A staged production : ASSEMBLYLINE
23-across – Possibly meant to join number around the fire : MANTEL
24-across – Pat his arm in error : IRISHMAN
25-across – He’ll bear out it’s a drinking place : BEERHALL
26-across – It joins in operations : SUTURE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Swimming pool with nothing under cover : LIDO
3-down – A charity worth fighting for : GOODCAUSE
4-down – Coaches coaches : TRAINS
5-down – Current account : ELECTRICITYBILL
6-down – It may be put on disc : IDENTITY
7-down – Gold blend tea in spout : ORATE
8-down – Academic sinecures? : EASYCHAIRS
12-down – Main part of a book taken by travellers : SEAPASSAGE
15-down – Bound to be performed by the ballet dancer : ENTRECHAT
16-down – She is a beautiful Italian : ISABELLA
19-down – Understand it’s describing figures below ten : DIGITS
21-down – Record a stage direction : ENTER
22-down – Young fishwife who survived Henry VIII : PARR
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.