This crossword No. 26500 clues and answers were published on Fri 20 Feb 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26500 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Company for pitmen’s frisky 6 11 : ORCHESTRA
10-across – In Harare, natural amphitheatre perhaps : ARENA
11-across – Drug mule’s mother : HORSE
12-across – The stale and overfamiliar 22 across on Revolutionary Road : CHESTNUTS
13-across – Singer misbehaves — soprano quits : RESIGNS
14-across – Land engulfed in tsunami, biannually : NAMIBIA
17-across – Topless vicar? That’s flaming wrong! : ARSON
19-across – Go off recipe books : ROT
20-across – Early riser takes turn protecting a village in Africa : KRAAL
21-across – Songbirds with time for explosive lunges : THRUSTS
22-across – British 11 12 game — caught out those at it : BONKERS
24-across – Dish thrown out as lost cause? : CASSOULET
26-across – Group has second number one hit, finally : SWEET
28-across – Initially, little young Einstein looked like a Victorian geologist : LYELL
29-across – Perhaps make an anagram out of the bottom row? : REARRANGE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – My attempt to keep quiet : GOSH
2-down – High-flyer is circling around Rugby : ICARUS
3-down – Put off toilet cleaners : DETERGENTS
4-down – Library books stored here? Loads! : STACKS
5-down – Cob : HAZELNUT
6-down – Barrow by rail, shortly to return : CART
7-down – Exercise with Greek character : PENUMBRA
8-down – Voice in Bottom’s head — where did it come from? : BASS
13-down – Pan right next to oven : ROAST
15-down – Confirming 11 is outside college at university : MAKINGSURE
16-down – Finally reduced map collection : ATLAS
18-down – Under pressure to serve up 26s : STRESSED
19-down – Leaves, perhaps, as neat movers also lower knickers for the audience : RUSTLERS
22-down – Cricketer that’s second out — Wayne, the night watchman? : BATMAN
23-down – Flower given to a French model as they leave the stage : EXEUNT
24-down – Capital of Czechoslovakia : COLD
25-down – Capital of Czechoslovakia : OSLO
27-down – Bucket down at start of 13th hole? : TEEM
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.