This crossword No. 26464 clues and answers were published on Fri 09 Jan 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26464 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Height restricted by splitting a ficus plant : FUCHSIA
5-across – Using mobile to ring representative is critical : IMPUGNS
9-across – Good horse beef : GROAN
10-across – Margins revealed on Minis? : OUTSKIRTS
11-across – Deliveries were successful — but taxed unreasonably : OVERWORKED
12-across – Related to number one product of Swiss city’s inner area : URIC
14-across – Characteristically, Churchill’s gold chair repaired by Her Majesty : CIGARHOLDER
18-across – German involved with ghost story set in a fantastic castle : GORMENGHAST
21-across – Skin’s fine deposit : FLAY
22-across – Operatic production interrupted at intervals by hard left teddy bear fan : ARCTOPHILE
25-across – Aspect of main UK tit utilising tongue : INUKTITUT
26-across – Direct cowboy’s charge? : STEER
27-across – Unscrupulous professional in distress, hysterical : SHYSTER
28-across – Southern flounder stew : SWELTER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Meat roll which is commonly smoked and secured : FAGGOT
2-down – Cabinet’s mean temperature? : CLOSET
3-down – Was hidden plastic, encasing canine opening, like a filling? : SANDWICHED
4-down – Beloved’s mail not registered at first? : AMOUR
5-down – A three in rummy, coming to a close : INTHEAREA
6-down – Fish posture of diver : PIKE
7-down – Become rough restraining right drama queen : GERTRUDE
8-down – Band crew/outfit leaders on road — useful for light adjustment : SASHCORD
13-down – Tense before osteopath’s administered oral application : TOOTHPASTE
15-down – Censor’s on to author, who supplies stand-up material : GAGWRITER
16-down – Drinks made from good or bad type snaps : EGGFLIPS
17-down – Hear about revolutionary plan to secure a valuable collection : TREASURY
19-down – Channel bird at tide’s edge : DIVERT
20-down – Blunder into hill monkey : TERROR
23-down – Emperor’s bird houses lacking garden tools : TITUS
24-down – Half of certain instrumental groups going north ignore changes : STET
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.