This crossword No. 21906 clues and answers were published on Wed 24 May 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21906 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Finish on top : HAIRSTYLE
10-across – Where to keep playing in London : ACTON
11-across – Occasion for Mussolini : PRODUCE
12-across – Get cutting : EXTRACT
13-across – Subject those people to second degree : THEME
14-across – Where to find the remainder of the market? : BOOKSTALL
16-across – Device used for keeping team player in Rugby : COMBINATIONLOCK
19-across – Policemen of potential greatness : SERGEANTS
21-across – Embrace of a cold fish : CLING
22-across – Fleming’s misbehaving himself : FLEMISH
23-across – Steal the lawyers’ profit : BARGAIN
24-across – Keen on rum cocktail : MOURN
25-across – Live tomtit almost fluttering at this musical 13 : LEITMOTIV
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – But you can’t cut celery with them! : CHOPSTICKS
2-down – Distressed emu ill on floor-covering : LINOLEUM
3-down – Put on as birds soar : ASSUME
4-down – Old city band : TYRE
5-down – Their master orders the programme : CEREMONIES
6-down – Guerrilla fighting in Sparta : PARTISAN
7-down – Layers start out with one : STRATA
8-down – Bird in great difficulty : KNOT
14-down – Expert shaver’s original work : BRAINCHILD
15-down – Watery expanse of red gin? : LAKEGENEVA
17-down – Europeans in Siberian ordeal : IBERIANS
18-down – They could make rusty an animal with its DNA modified : OXIDANTS
20-down – A monkey rushes out : RHESUS
21-down – Chain with more processing shows brilliant finish : CHROME
22-down – In aid of America’s reputation : FAME
23-down – Needle sounding blunt : BAIT
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.