This crossword No. 26468 clues and answers were published on Wed 14 Jan 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26468 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – John passed away and was sweetly preserved : CANDIED
5-across – Unfinished boat in the Seychelles : SKETCHY
9-across – See vessel in shade : LOVAT
10-across – Cooked eel with crackers is basic : ELEMENTAL
11-across – Money allowed in wages is short : INCOMPLETE
12-across – Go for a drive : SHOT
14-across – Sulky girl sent dud contrivance : DISGRUNTLED
18-across – Reticent prisoners studied : CONSTRAINED
21-across – Working with the Guardian is a burden : ONUS
22-across – Music popular when having tea in factory : PLAINCHANT
25-across – Fluid I turn into food : NUTRITION
26-across – Note about epitaph is nonsense : TRIPE
27-across – Colour for barrel acceptable in Scottish island : SKYBLUE
28-across – Help on with clothing : REDRESS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Dog having depression? Make up a story! : COLLIE
2-down – Virtuous student? : NOVICE
3-down – One disease initially harboured by friendly cow : INTIMIDATE
4-down – Glen keeps wife in lodge : DWELL
5-down – Beginner breaks Polish fabricating material : SHEETIRON
6-down – Vessel found in a brewery : EWER
7-down – Burglar on college building covers everything : CATCHALL
8-down – Season of good will, yet I duel anyway : YULETIDE
13-down – Ignorant of a French coin? Ted’s empty-headed! : UNEDUCATED
15-down – Give out 50 pounds in recession? That’s unimportant! : SMALLTIME
16-down – The books of a peer in the Civil Service : ACCOUNTS
17-down – Effort getting river sample : INDUSTRY
19-down – Married woman shows animosity : MALICE
20-down – Capital has ten components : ATHENS
23-down – Wrongdoer decapitated? That’s concealed! : INNER
24-down – Small vessel going through lake : VIAL
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.