This crossword No. 21947 clues and answers were published on Tue 11 Jul 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21947 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Precautionary marriage – no spontaneous combustion! : SAFETYMATCH
9-across – Sycophant who’s hardly a streak of lightning : CRAWLER
10-across – Top brass is not particular : GENERAL
11-across – Uncivilised and hurtful remark by heretic : BARBARIAN
12-across – Fear of locks, perhaps : DREAD
13-across – Over there one sees privates : YONI
14-across – Cropper takes Tyler for a seabird : SHEARWATER
16-across – Go on at length about king being a foreigner : EXPATRIATE
19-across – Ray’s biblical eye trouble : BEAM
21-across – Nurse’s profession drops a point : CARER
22-across – Basic redesign of M10 secured by airline : ELEMENTAL
24-across – Not quite the end of the road in the Song of the Mystic Symbol : MANDALA
25-across – On board, appear sick of harvested corn : SHEAVES
26-across – Lived in Spain with team of conservationists coming into Arab money : RESIDENTIAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Injured stripper twice ran away with good friend despite the fighting : SPARRINGPARTNER
2-down – Composer of notes about student : FALLA
3-down – Sweet delight in steamy bath? : TURKISH
4-down – Red spy keeping mum? On the contrary! : MAGENTA
5-down – Moderate not keeping god up : TONEDOWN
6-down – Autumnal event’s hot and summery – bring in right underwear before first of February : HARVESTFESTIVAL
7-down – Head of school and professional driver with skin complaint : SCABBY
8-down – German taking cover from aircraft : GLIDER
15-down – Point to untrained traitors mounting futuristic defence : STARWARS
16-down – Newly emancipated, give up a diet and settle down : ENCAMP
17-down – Country fellow raised in poetic subcontinent : ICELAND
18-down – No tears shed for betrayal : TREASON
20-down – Pests with time to pester : MOLEST
23-down – Resin occurring in diesel emissions : ELEMI
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.