This crossword No. 26356 clues and answers were published on Thu 04 Sep 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26356 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – The person who triumphs with this clue gets an award : VICTORIACROSS
10-across – Sat behind revolving Post Office counter : OPPOSED
11-across – What’s in a magazine and in a novel is pungent stuff : AMMONIA
12-across – Polish or German people : GRACE
13-across – Excessive gushing from paramours wanting large contraceptive : OVERSPILL
14-across – Girl to see the light after stripping : ETHEL
16-across – Fairly sharp metal bar is breaking chain : CLEVERISH
18-across – Places for hanging and bloodshed, with medics maintaining order : WARDROBES
19-across – Dancers cutting hems from skirt before very gripping ball : KIROV
20-across – Classification of plum with bushy tangles : SUBPHYLUM
23-across – Kid cradles rook in bower : DUPRE
24-across – A Paul composition: well set, with no odd parts, and very good way in! : EPISTLE
25-across – Party time! Couple runs for more nuts : DOTTIER
26-across – Play and skip around with skinny birds only : TIMONOFATHENS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Rogue royal astride every charger? : IMPEACHER
3-down – Sense country must bring its leader down : TASTE
4-down – Notice where you’ll find carnival dresses for tranny : RADIO
5-down – Descartes is shortly to plug a tool for raising understanding : AWARENESS
6-down – Fellow leaves dowdy women with woodcut : RUMPSTEAK
7-down – Area of Egypt’s capital dominated by crime : SINAI
8-down – Performing this could lead to stuttering woe : TONGUETWISTER
9-down – Sports must keep everyone trim — it’s a warning to the unwary : WALLSHAVEEARS
15-down – King enters city slum quite deliberately : LARGHETTO
16-down – Foreign gentleman with vehicle for Parisians to go round : CABALLERO
17-down – Invasion from unit prior to struggle : IRRUPTION
21-down – In Russia the fare is one pound, heading north over the province : BLINI
22-down – Torpedo aimed for 4 etc : MEDIA
23-down – Axe tip from Douglas pine : DITCH
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.