This crossword No. 26193 clues and answers were published on Wed 26 Feb 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26193 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Matter thrown up at union conference — only half start talking it over : CONFETTI
9-across – Going round to the club : ROTARY
10-across – One expecting to hear broadcast : HEIR
11-across – He finishes off period at school in a history module : TERMINATOR
12-across – Loses control of fair elements : STALLS
14-across – Gave up as fashion designer : RESIGNED
15-across – Game and potato dish left unfinished : CROQUET
17-across – Act to get figure with a modicum of truth in it : STATUTE
20-across – Driven mad by half-hearted performance getting cooker installed : DERANGED
22-across – Princess has limits to awful temper : ANNEAL
23-across – Sticks with wave power : MAGICWANDS
24-across – It enables travellers to overtake on the left : PASS
25-across – Weather forecast could change by the end of the day : CLOUDY
26-across – Recollections Otterden takes a little while to state without evasiveness : MEMORIES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Guide said a great deal about art : LODESTAR
2-down – Core of expedition is a long way off : AFAR
3-down – The position of most of 17 ends up precarious : STATUS
4-down – Copies editions of a tabloid newspaper : MIRRORS
5-down – Model usually having points to teach class : TRAINSET
6-down – Tidy up after shattering into pieces : STRAIGHTEN
7-down – Poet gives small flower to sweetheart : BROOKE
13-down – Gabby to see dodgy doctor shortly to get recovery notes : LOQUACIOUS
16-down – Side first means to follow advantage : EDGEWAYS
18-down – Ian treks out to part of the Eastern Cape : TRANSKEI
19-down – A study starts off making assumptions for growth : ADENOMA
21-down – Return to island after directions make it possible : ENABLE
22-down – Take on an amount in rough sea : ASSUME
24-down – See 24 across : PORT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.