This crossword No. 26568 clues and answers were published on Mon 11 May 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26568 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Main source of inspiration in cook : CHIEF
10-across – Combined to make notes about it : COMPOSITE
11-across – Fashion criticised, toned down : MODERATED
12-across – Bottled spirit : GENIE
13-across – The South African flag : FREESIA
15-across – Laundry bay? : THEWASH
17-across – Vicar has no head for crime : ARSON
18-across – Fingerprint expert? : DAB
20-across – Putin may produce new data : INPUT
22-across – Uniform — and its wearer? : REGULAR
25-across – Eccentric, strange dance : ODDBALL
26-across – Add six, six and five hundred, being very bright : VIVID
27-across – Review what warehousemen shouldn’t do : TAKESTOCK
30-across – Not the main course : TRIBUTARY
31-across – The latest thing in ties? : FINAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The lowest sort of people but always found at the top : SCUM
2-down – Musicians involved in a racket? : FIDDLERS
3-down – A service rise that makes one well off : AFAR
4-down – Part of the UK wanting tax to come down : SCOTLAND
5-down – It’s mad to become involved in the thick of things : AMIDST
6-down – Language bound to make one too shy to speak : TONGUETIED
7-down – Girl turns up after six — capital! : VIENNA
8-down – Sounds a good player — give up! : CEDE
13-down – Talent shown by a number in entertainment : FLAIR
14-down – Chose to give voice and escorted from the scene : SINGLEDOUT
16-down – Stay there! : HOTEL
19-down – Put up with a girl in New York City : BROOKLYN
21-down – Military units also included in projects : PLATOONS
23-down – Given a wrong order, admitted defeat : GAVEIN
24-down – Cane and thrash an early leaver first : RATTAN
26-down – Block vote? : VETO
28-down – Riddle involves Kipling poem, in a way : SIFT
29-down – Dispatch bag? : KILL
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.