This crossword No. 26037 clues and answers were published on Tue 27 Aug 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26037 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Moderation, yet Boris might achieve it : SOBRIETY
9-across – Maybe a group of bankers all at sea? : ABOARD
10-across – It’s like baking without gas : AKIN
11-across – Boy hugs girl in Essex : BILLERICAY
12-across – Wed without children? Nits! : SPLICE
14-across – How Rees becomes the foreman? : OVERSEER
15-across – Hide endless Mediterranean island : SECRETE
17-across – With apprehension of little boys at arm’s length : ALARMED
20-across – Break up with plunge over reflected failure : DISSOLVE
22-across – Well this is a bit rich! : HEELED
23-across – Where to get off colour in cloth : GILLINGHAM
24-across – Ineffectual character died with a short prayer : DRIP
25-across – Insect let out another : BEETLE
26-across – Encounter that’s not just pettish? : DOGFIGHT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – You can’t Adam and Eve it! : PORKYPIE
2-down – Architect seen to be right in new erection : WREN
3-down – College accommodates a large number here in Gloucestershire : KEMBLE
4-down – Spring flower Spooner calls unadorned misery : HAREBELL
5-down – Tories rise to be sprayed with spit : ROTISSERIE
6-down – Something quite clear can easily become mysterious : ARCANE
8-down – Shout with painful cry and colour : YELLOW
13-down – Tories’ rule broken, lacking purpose … : IRRESOLUTE
16-down – … thanks to fast party leader with ability : TALENTED
18-down – Military order : EYESIGHT
19-down – It helps to do them wrong : METHOD
21-down – One grows up and blooms : IRISES
22-down – Where one lives without a good reverence for one’s superior? : HOMAGE
24-down – Something raised short of a bloomer : DAIS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.