This crossword No. 26149 clues and answers were published on Mon 06 Jan 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26149 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – A course people follow : RACETRACK
8-across – Anything that sounds obligatory : AUGHT
9-across – Seaman yachting, say, or coming down rope : ABSEILING
10-across – Quick — it’s cold! : NIPPY
12-across – Call attention to 24-hour period of prosperity : HEYDAY
13-across – Around noon, top fighter pilots attempt descent : ANCESTRY
14-across – Appeal when vehicle has to retire in a race : ATTRACT
17-across – A following letter employing harsh language : ABUSING
20-across – A woman’s resignation : PATIENCE
22-across – Make provision for volumes put aside : SHELVE
24-across – Expect a hold-up : AWAIT
25-across – They go hunting and shooting among the rich and famous : PAPARAZZI
26-across – Welcome cry up North : GREET
27-across – Is to alter arrangement — for the better? : TOTALISER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A pretty useless object : BAUBLE
2-down – Challenged champion’s delay about the final : DEFENDER
3-down – Surprise expressed to mass meeting in words : ORALLY
4-down – Shocking subject for play school? : SCANDAL
5-down – Blunder upset students : PUPILS
6-down – Broken car phone in Escort : CHAPERON
11-down – He continues to work for Southern Transport : SCAB
15-down – Sideline co-operation : TEAMWORK
16-down – Once set it may hold ice-cream : CONE
18-down – Involved in a score or film story : SCENARIO
19-down – It’s not a stone to be lifted — it’s a heavy weight : MEGATON
21-down – Is about to revolt, but flags : IRISES
22-down – Way a convict adapted in a German prison once : STALAG
23-down – Old court official — namely one standing over the Queen : VIZIER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.