This crossword No. 26593 clues and answers were published on Tue 09 Jun 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26593 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Film Board got a fire under control : ABRIDGETOOFAR
10-across – This writer said Labour is in trouble with the Observer : EYESTRAIN
11-across – Keep husband — one whose mouth’s 26 : FORTH
12-across – River seen by pair at bridge? No, wrong : FALSE
13-across – Horse foolishly crossing river, after initially unseating poor equestrian, Captain America? : SUPERHERO
14-across – No 1 admirers of English group’s No 1, it’s so funky : EGOISTS
16-across – Party held in a long, rickety boat : GONDOLA
18-across – Insult fellow wearing a disguise : AFFRONT
20-across – Good player’s first to bag all the tricks? One light, actually : GASLAMP
21-across – Women pursuing one setter in desire for increasing bad behaviour? : CRIMEWAVE
23-across – Town won, with a Scot keeping goal at first : WIGAN
24-across – Inspiration for love poetry or tea dances : ERATO
25-across – Root out fool taking rap, swimming in river : EXTIRPATE
26-across – Taken for a ride in what looks like another used Ford? : DOUBLECROSSED
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Fly, as car unavailable : BEETLEOFF
3-down – See 9 : INTHE
4-down – 0-0, so goalless? Not 0-0, lost game : GLASSES
5-down – One that gets hammered, if wine party’s beginning, say : TENTPEG
6-down – Duck very loud rock singer sacrifices : OFFERINGS
7-down – Settle up in beer garden : AGREE
8-down – Nice setter, female, has year off in France with ex-PM : JEFFREYARCHER
9-down – Cause confusion with current name given to Casterbridge, it’s said, by intros to Thomas Hardy e-books? : THROWASPANNER
15-down – Moobs developed, having drunk most of keg — doctor fumes as a result? : SMOKEBOMB
17-down – Drink house beer, with 10X content : ORANGEADE
19-down – Catch disease, after conversing orally in swingers’ bar : TRAPEZE
20-down – More impressive sounding kitchen utensil : GREATER
22-down – Puck’s game, catching a butterfly? : IMAGO
23-down – See 9 : WORKS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.