This crossword No. 26299 clues and answers were published on Mon 30 Jun 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26299 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Communiqué roughly pasted to front of church : DESPATCH
9-across – Instinct for money in the market : FLAIR
10-across – Drawn and knotted : TIED
11-across – An example of extreme wear : FRAYEDEDGE
12-across – Blunder, giving bribe with a pound note : BUNGLE
14-across – Rose made arrangements to name date : EMANATED
15-across – Take pleasure in note going to Irish writer, say : REJOICE
17-across – Leading frigate almost wrecked, debris seen : FLOTSAM
20-across – Tenacious advocate : ADHERENT
22-across – A truce arranged for vicar’s assistant : CURATE
23-across – A representative body : DEPUTATION
24-across – Look out for a Stone Age dwelling : CAVE
25-across – Man without work strides along : LOPES
26-across – Get even : EQUALISE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Line of sight? : RETICULE
2-down – Took off commercial about keep-fit exercises : APED
3-down – Choke is left out : STIFLE
4-down – They are bound to be shocks : SHEAVES
5-down – Last, despite expectations : AFTERALL
6-down – Sex gene producing a criminal : MALEFACTOR
7-down – You put your foot in it, in a manner of speaking : BROGUE
13-down – They may rise up in a frightening situation : GOOSEBUMPS
16-down – Rent at a high level? : CREVASSE
18-down – Militant to take steps on arranged visit : ACTIVIST
19-down – He refuses to work for more pay, perhaps : STRIKER
21-down – Yelped when beaten — with a resonant voice? : DEEPLY
22-down – It checks population growth : CENSUS
24-down – Common complaint caught by the elderly : COLD
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.