This crossword No. 26100 clues and answers were published on Fri 08 Nov 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26100 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Conduct oneself in original duets from Beethoven, Handel, and Verdi : BEHAVE
4-across – Famous Bohemian wanting vodka, shaken or stirred? That’s about right : DVORAK
9-across – Peers inside a box : JURY
10-across – Excelling with toy piano in middle of trip : OUTTOPPING
11-across – Sultanate finally independent, earlier administered by British : BRUNEI
12-across – Codes I repeatedly broke, resulting in crazy actions : IDIOCIES
13-across – Presentation of news about wine years : REPORTAGE
15-across – Term of endearment among Welsh musical family : BACH
16-across – Combination of notes that has bars he composed randomly : CAGE
17-across – Group of musicians one over 8, say? : QUINTETTE
21-across – Continuous ringing reduced what’s spoken in legal setting, mostly : CLANGOUR
22-across – Another composer using Monsieur Lehar’s variation : MAHLER
24-across – Mean types taking in chief player — they are not to be trusted : MISLEADERS
25-across – Bread and butter, possibly : LOAF
26-across – Score stored in closet went yellow : TWENTY
27-across – Time in musical piece fine for Hungarian folklorist : BARTOK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – French dance, having drunk our beer : BOURREE
2-down – It’s unusually handy for father of 8 : HAYDN
3-down – Combination of sex, love and desire for player : VIOLIST
5-down – Product of Cremona — some ravioli, namely : VIOLIN
6-down – Again present in theatre, a king imprisoned? : REPACKAGE
7-down – In archaic style, knows Scottish monarch : KENNETH
8-down – 3, 16 down and two 5’s compose it, as have 4, 20 and others here : STRINGQUARTET
14-down – Corrupt gaoler holding down one criminal, ultimately, in part of cell : ORGANELLE
16-down – Irishman, perhaps, crossing line is player taking a bow : CELLIST
18-down – South African plant’s name is originally entered by European : NEMESIA
19-down – High-flier that sings in 8 by 2 : THELARK
20-down – Child prodigy reduced weight in minutes with magic : MOZART
23-down – He produced astronomic score in first of tests after break : HOLST
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.