This crossword No. 26079 clues and answers were published on Tue 15 Oct 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26079 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Story that has no beginning, that has no end — Jesus, that is a writer! : AGATHACHRISTIE
9-across – It would be stupid if mother leaves, in a manner of speaking : IDIOMATIC
10-across – Better picnic : OUTDO
11-across – Some womanising Arab … : OMANI
12-across – … still giving pussy a drink : CATATONIC
13-across – Willing, after a fashion, when not playing host : AWAYGAME
14-across – Serious, lonesome and heartless man : SOLEMN
17-across – Among undesirable persons : LEPERS
19-across – Those leading clubs ruffed Omar Sharif’s spade in new game of bridge : CROSSING
22-across – Keeping away from extremely tempting liaison diabolique : ISOLATING
24-across – Nag mouse-like creature : SHREW
25-across – Store in the middle of the winding road : HOARD
26-across – Light setback in vote: rift escalating : SETFIRETO
27-across – Anne McGregor is, perhaps, being alarmist : SCAREMONGERING
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Compiler to slip into a clever and attractive person : ABITOFALLRIGHT
2-down – Valid core degrees for woodcutter : ALIBABA
3-down – Disturbed mind in bigger one that’s really big : HUMDINGER
4-down – Tunnel across in uneven combat : CATACOMB
5-down – Read out list of ingredients quietly — lost for time : RECITE
6-down – Games of shaven swine? : SPORT
7-down – Vivid in future, possibly : INTENSE
8-down – It’s a safe bet car now got damaged, if held by juvenile : YOUCANTGOWRONG
15-down – Fanatical Philistine has first leaders swapping leaders : OBSESSIVE
16-down – Cow not left in lowland : FRIGHTEN
18-down – Picaroon’s not on? That could be dull : PROSAIC
20-down – Is priest following god, one from the Middle East? : ISRAELI
21-down – Oriental offering obscure problem : DIMSUM
23-down – As a source of dread leading to ophiophobia : ADDER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.