This crossword No. 26649 clues and answers were published on Thu 13 Aug 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26649 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Greasy stuff very foolish for American writer to eat : POMADE
4-across – Girl needs a soft drink, somehow going from do to do : DIATONIC
9-across – Walk by river? : RAMBLE
10-across – Distress when train set gets damaged : STRAITEN
11-across – A little comic, he contrived something lavatorial : CHEMICALTOILET
13-across – Theatrical demand for silence right in manner of ancient Greeks : HISTRIONIC
14-across – Irishman given a spooky experience abandoning church : SEAN
16-across – Snide comment of Spain against its neighbour : GIBE
18-across – Solemnly declare situation when donkey had insatiable appetite : ASSEVERATE
21-across – Potentially wretches with a gram being gained? : WEIGHTWATCHERS
23-across – Those out for pleasure wanting seductive lady start to finish? : TRIPPERS
24-across – One to criticise smallest cut with little hesitation : SNIPER
25-across – Cover with new trees for trees destroyed : REFOREST
26-across – Bold attack in which one must keep quiet : FLASHY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Headlong fall when important lady drops off edge : PURL
2-down – Male facing stress when leaving US city : MEMPHIS
3-down – Author in a state, one of the characters flipping over : DELAMARE
5-down – Brilliant batting, say — one little old-style amateur? : INTELLIGENT
6-down – Each party’s beginning with trifle around small table : TEAPOY
7-down – Whip up a story to deceive girl : NATALIE
8-down – City woman offering opposing position : CONSTANCE
12-down – Ultimately, ambiguities in puzzles may make one argue : CROSSSWORDS
13-down – School servant I dismissed may have left a mark : HIGHWATER
15-down – Hotel man mixed something very dangerous for drinker : METHANOL
17-down – Officer in trouble caught by punch : BAILIFF
19-down – A mainstay thus set up is to the purpose : APROPOS
20-down – In some measure bullish, a person who would set the pattern? : SHAPER
22-down – Carrier to deviate, avoiding double bend : TRAY
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.