This crossword No. 26261 clues and answers were published on Fri 16 May 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26261 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Cook departs, out! Good line and curve : LONGITUDE
10-across – Strain to hear pitiful creature : RETCH
11-across – Catholic reportedly hated getting dressed : CLOTHED
12-across – Physicist’s eccentric old relative grasps mass : FEYNMAN
13-across – Fruit peeled or pealed? : RANG
14-across – Funny Gene’s headland is uninhabited : WILDERNESS
16-across – King George enters: I, mad? A foul plot! : DIAGRAM
17-across – 3 + 20 = 23? QED! : QUANTUM
19-across – Romantic man in love, into proposal : NOMINATION
22-across – Old retired painter abandons society : AGED
24-across – Embarrassed men hate making gas : METHANE
25-across – Foolish dictator’s colourful past is erased : IDIOTIC
26-across – Monsieur’s upset in the finest French town : CREWE
27-across – Learn about day of victory in small vessel : RENALVEIN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 17 across : ELECTRODYNAMICS
2-down – Debauched, unlimited womanising can keep you up at night : INSOMNIA
3-down – Short match : LIGHT
4-down – Bishop expresses doubt about theologian and his religion : BUDDHISM
5-down – Grumbled as muscle starts to exercise daily : BEEFED
6-down – They’re unclear signs of aging? : GREYAREAS
7-down – Snooker — it’s my break with cue tip : STYMIE
8-down – Take away illness? Nice! I’d use acupuncture, perhaps : CHINESEMEDICINE
15-down – Prunes can wrinkle with time in constant sun : TRUNCATES
17-down – Qaos regularly going round the bend: 1/2 to 1/10 ratio? : QUOTIENT
18-down – Got back the dodgy midfield? The end of Manchester United : TOGETHER
20-down – Stuff what’s up? : MATTER
21-down – In general, people possess nothing — royal speculation? : THEORY
23-down – Fellow lied about area of expertise : FIELD
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.