This crossword No. 21898 clues and answers were published on Mon 15 May 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21898 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Politically correct steps to take : CONSTITUTIONAL
9-across – A shade of grievance : UMBRAGE
10-across – Rough long-haired dog taken out – for a breather? : INHALER
11-across – They may be game to take the helm, we hear : COCKS
12-across – Service vehicles : MASSMEDIA
13-across – So Lou and Mary got together in a loving way : AMOROUSLY
14-across – Not flush, but accepted by the social clique : INSET
15-across – Disunity seen in former Jugoslavia : SPLIT
17-across – Eve at sea? : FIRSTMATE
20-across – Remind one that it’s time for church? : RINGABELL
22-across – Time to muse : ERATO
23-across – Gave a caning – exhausted! : WHACKED
24-across – Spaniard at the centre is a politician : SENATOR
25-across – They stretch from pole to pole : TELEGRAPHWIRES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Young drinkers may seek desperate remedies : CLUTCHATSTRAWS
2-down – Rising West Indian company put on Verdi opera : NABUCCO
3-down – Joy ride? : TRANSPORT
4-down – It doesnt normally contain mother’s ruin : THERMOS
5-down – Feeling like a local visit? : THIRSTY
6-down – Old Irish characters around Omagh : OGHAM
7-down – Infers total used is incorrect : ALLUDES
8-down – What those with a walk-on part will do? : TREADTHEBOARDS
14-down – Having private information? No, we think otherwise : INTHEKNOW
16-down – Badly leaking connection : LINKAGE
17-down – Possibly slip up providing Spanish and German articles : FIELDER
18-down – Arrives with bread and drink : ROLLSUP
19-down – He makes work play, perhaps : ADAPTER
21-down – It’s over a foot : ANKLE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.