This crossword No. 21977 clues and answers were published on Tue 15 Aug 2000 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 21977 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Conflict in publicity for Oscar, Tony, etc : AWARDS
4-across – Resolute detectives in action : DECIDED
9-across – Dim throne set where Norwegian monarchs are proclaimed : TRONDHEIM
10-across – Bull’s introduction to bankrupt bear : BRUIN
11-across – Plant in the shade : LILAC
12-across – Order scones for King Edward? : CONFESSOR
13-across – Toff at home holding a flower : GENTIAN
15-across – Cryptic clue : EUCLID
17-across – Young bird or seal, we hear : CYGNET
19-across – Wasted duke to seek election with Livingstone : DRUNKEN
22-across – Crazy people try to halt revolution : CRACKPOTS
24-across – Skimpy garment from the centre of Manchuria introduced into Chinese society : THONG
26-across – A letter from the borders of Transylvania : THETA
27-across – A French river must be experienced : UNDERWENT
28-across – Hot burnt residue is on hot pot : HASHISH
29-across – That’s peculiar: not even Italy is missing Al : ODDITY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Number used by mathe-maticians to align misalignment : ANTILOG
2-down – Bikini, for example, completely covering both ends of torso : ATOLL
3-down – Putting two and two together – that’s subtraction : DEDUCTION
4-down – Short skirt confiscated by female teacher in Scotland : DOMINIE
5-down – Coriolan overture with proficient conductor : CABLE
6-down – Portion of bird provided by beater : DRUMSTICK
7-down – American bread for one eating nothing : DINERO
8-down – Signal: Go to jail! : BEACON
14-down – People against any work by a writer of detective stories : NAYSAYERS
16-down – Opposed monarch included out : COUNTERED
18-down – Excessive feeling constrains some heart : TOOMUCH
19-down – Aristocrat originally involved in foul deeds? : DESADE
20-down – Sounding chivalrous whenever it’s dark? : NIGHTLY
21-down – Queer whisky : SCOTCH
23-down – Military dress helping to make a sheikh a king : KHAKI
25-down – Footnote symbols indicating some worthwhile books for looking up? : OBELI
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.