This crossword No. 26679 clues and answers were published on Thu 17 Sep 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26679 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – A nameless sentimentalist — like Basil? : AROMATIC
9-across – What astronomers must do to improve : LOOKUP
10-across – 22 down set the ball rolling : OPEN
11-across – Small mammal with horn, active at sea : CHEVROTAIN
12-across – Specialist in the Middle East has no time for rockery plant : ARABIS
14-across – Preserve core for Curie in French-Polish setting … : ENSHRINE
15-across – … college VIP retaining a core here? : REACTOR
17-across – Credit for 22 down, say : ANAGRAM
20-across – Salt can’t stand and is back first : SULPHATE
22-across – When small, I should be with short people : DOTTED
23-across – One’s out to make reductions : DISCOUNTER
24-across – Predator about to move freely : FLOW
25-across – Chap, say, with a wine store : BODEGA
26-across – French dramatist’s singular Rabelaisian quality : RACINESS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Ripe bananas in an American restaurant : CREPERIE
2-down – Sign captain up : OMEN
3-down – River heard in wood : STICKS
4-down – Downtown, say, having dismissed last presenter : CLARKSON
5-down – 22 down river, OK? : FORTHRIGHT
6-down – African member of order importing skirts from Burundi area : NUBIAN
8-down – Smart card’s first used by machine operator : CLEVER
13-down – Angel holding stuff for traveller : BACKPACKER
16-down – Visual artist’s taken in — like Sibyl? : ORACULAR
18-down – What stops a good-for-nothing boozer? : ALEHOUSE
19-down – Safe container for tungsten alloy : PEWTER
21-down – Workers collectively embracing socialist leader to show solidarity : UNISON
22-down – Frank’s guide : DIRECT
24-down – Discover stuff in detached houses : FIND
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.