This crossword No. 26462 clues and answers were published on Wed 07 Jan 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26462 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Journalists eating Japanese bread that’s turning stale : HACKNEYED
6-across – Have no misgivings, exhibiting malice : VENOM
9-across – It’s cool, cold and dry outside in the shade : TINCT
10-across – Roast chicken eaten by agent with beetroot : REPREHEND
11-across – Expert buggy racer takes to person with 20 : PROCREATOR
12-across – Informally, the two of us have options here : MENU
14-across – Liberal’s new, dotty messages? : BRAILLE
15-across – Model during extra pirouettes showing sexy quality : EROTISM
17-across – Performer of Mozart is terrible! : ARTISTE
19-across – Officer right to grab pork pie — he’s digging into mine! : COLLIER
20-across – Heartless sorts making jokes : KIDS
22-across – Polish politicians backing small blackmail schemes : HONEYTRAPS
25-across – Slack rope — it’s by Golden Hind : POSTERIOR
26-across – Cockney’s leather or water, say : OXIDE
27-across – Lover swears it’s red hot : TROTH
28-across – New Age leader abandons steps for illumination : NEONLIGHT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Male sheep producing cross : HETUP
2-down – Politician and worker taking issue in letter : CONSONANT
3-down – Movement of wild animals around mating period, heading north : NATURALISM
4-down – Length of, say, a vehicle reversing : YARDAGE
5-down – Rue de Paris’s capital traditions : DEPLORE
6-down – Conviction that is for breaking into car : VIEW
7-down – Polite about end of tale one’s related : NIECE
8-down – Perhaps 24/06/2000 is seen here? : MIDSUMMER
13-down – Undesirable poster under cloth and paper in can : TOILETROLL
14-down – Britain is short of funds — there are problems here : BLACKSPOT
16-down – Rubbish I put into one sort of porcelain that’s taking off : IMITATING
18-down – Wearing nothing, in love and hot : EROSION
19-down – I’m off to celebrate a narrow football victory? : CHEERIO
21-down – Scoff at officer’s club : DISCO
23-down – Baker may use this pinch of salt and pepper : SPELT
24-down – The 5th person in the 8th group : SETH
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.