This crossword No. 21888 clues and answers were published on Wed 03 May 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21888 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Primate attaining high degree in military headgear : BUSHBABY
5-across – Game for a drink? : SQUASH
9-across – Source of happiness, as one would rather not be addressed? : SUNSHINE
10-across – Fire wildly at the establishment, showing aggression : FIERCE
12-across – Top mark for a folly put into a certain order : ALPHABETISE
15-across – Treats icy roads with cereal? : GRITS
17-across – Man of low degree, a disappointment to the flag : JACKFROST
18-across – Confine mortal men affected with errors instead of omissions : ENTRAMMEL
19-across – See through one making great strides : LOPER
20-across – Tax on everyone causes unnecessary worry : OVERANXIETY
24-across – This ____, 26, 10, and 13-ing being – 17 dancing 1 down in the 9 : BRIGHT
25-across – Devil in disguise – you start acting like God : DIVINELY
26-across – Quick! The doctor’s in the river! : NIMBLE
27-across – Was there and listened : ATTENDED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Brilliant report about telepathy took precedence : BESPANGLED
2-down – Way to sit on horse’s back with Matthew, Mark and Luke : SYNOPTISTS
3-down – Tea taken by the motorway out of the Prague area : BOHEA
4-down – Cake for horse, pullover for bouncer : BUNGEEJUMPER
6-down – A lot of children doing a lot of trembling? : QUIVERFUL
7-down – Ethereal spirit, not female at first : AIRY
8-down – Despicable person’s sole companion : HEEL
11-down – Bonds boss is a musician entertaining an editor of diverse pieces : MISCELLANIST
13-down – Grasp a fellow member and set her up at last : COMPREHEND
14-down – Idealistic, wanting to be supported without w-whiskey : STARRYEYED
16-down – I like the Eastern European building posh villa : SLAVOPHIL
21-down – Mysterious document making the flexi- flexible? : XFILE
22-down – Veto on love in Campbelltown? : OBAN
23-down – Reliable business? : FIRM
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.