This crossword No. 21872 clues and answers were published on Fri 14 Apr 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21872 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Reporters besieging network for handouts : PRESENTS
9-across – Call for Sargent, say, before a sergeant, say, entered : ENCORE
10-across – Responsibility for extra payment not being introduced : ONUS
11-across – Ignorant about naval leader not being in mufti : UNINFORMED
12-across – Secure, resettled and free : RESCUE
14-across – College servant putting foreign currency in mug : BEDMAKER
15-across – £1,000 annually for a family member : GRANDPA
17-across – Elastic band held by agent : SPRINGY
20-across – Auditor brought into companies supplying weapons : FIREARMS
22-across – Santa Fe’s last article : CLAUSE
23-across – Stone coffins transported in a cargo ship : SARCOPHAGI
24-across – Small sweet potato : SPUD
25-across – Boat carrying empty Norse basket : PUNNET
26-across – Everlasting kiss inside or outside : EXTERNAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The majesty of King George under a madness? : GRANDEUR
2-down – Snakes and serpents possess small heads : ASPS
3-down – Bear last seen by Yorkshire river : ENDURE
4-down – Flower left out when Bastille collapsed : ASTILBE
5-down – Busy worker getting disgruntled is given reinforcement : BEEFEDUP
6-down – Mark on tongue seen before a fever : SCARLATINA
7-down – French cheeses, so people say, produce slight wind : BREEZE
13-down – Glowing tin going down : CANDESCENT
16-down – Animal enclosed by some low walls : PARAPETS
18-down – Conveying rage and lust using sign language? : GESTURAL
19-down – Some colleges say education is tried : ESSAYED
21-down – Decapitated clergyman – American aviation casualty long ago : ICARUS
22-down – Letter from Greece to New Zealand about tiptop material : CHINTZ
24-down – Resentful god overthrown : SORE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.