This crossword No. 26420 clues and answers were published on Tue 18 Nov 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26420 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Primarily, sort of relationships for sentimental people : SOFTIES
5-across – A setter takes fool round a castle … : CAMELOT
9-across – … and another somewhere in West Yorks : LEEDS
10-across – Not half bad candelabra prince left in ballroom? : DANCEHALL
11-across – Former cargo ship docked by Russian river outside city walls : EXTRAMURAL
12-across – See 21 : WING
14-across – We suspect it’s a reputed 21-12er in 26 and 20s … : GUARDIANISTA
18-across – … so 5 across suggests betting I clued booty crudely, for all to see : ITCOULDBEYOU
21-across – English newspaper has women in underwear? Er … that is taken as read, we hear : LEFT
22-across – State of repair of small Oklahoma art house : SOUTHKOREA
25-across – Inclined to fight nasty libel case? Ring for answer : BELLICOSE
26-across – Role finally penned by Shakespeare for Vandyke? : BEARD
27-across – Musical, as Sir Robin’s wife might have been : LADYDAY
28-across – Win through spin at a live game : PREVAIL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Over 50s dancing? 18! : SOLVER
2-down – Holiday at sea curtailed, if overturned : FIESTA
3-down – Where Francis Rossi plays with only one son, just as before : INSTATUQUO
4-down – Religious leader had us fooled : SADHU
5-down – In singing style of Cambridge priest doing a turn : CANTABILE
6-down – Like a mouse beginning to make fearful sound : MEEK
7-down – Stole a 2, interior part of which is offering best shade of green? : LEAFIEST
8-down – Message left in note, eg Castle in the morning : TELEGRAM
13-down – Nancy’s article about Blake contains argument rejected as impractical : UNWORKABLE
15-down – Set record unknown to medical science : RADIOLOGY
16-down – Female, about 50, under maiden name in error : MISLABEL
17-down – Fought with second copper, getting fine — then ran away : SCUFFLED
19-down – Fleet Street’s third magazine to provide content for adults : ARMADA
20-down – You might have set foot in this bit of West Yorks : SANDAL
23-down – Silly chap with awfully wet way of speaking : TWERP
24-down – Warm beer : MILD
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.