This crossword No. 26706 clues and answers were published on Mon 19 Oct 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26706 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Number feel concern about cut : CARVE
10-across – Clout, say : INFLUENCE
11-across – Public declaration in the show ring : MANIFESTO
12-across – Switch lit up bulb : TULIP
13-across – One who throws out a bad cheque : BOUNCER
15-across – A bad-tempered pet : TANTRUM
17-across – Stop, or pass on : COLON
18-across – Pea jacket? : POD
20-across – Tree in a small enclosure : ASPEN
22-across – Writes down memoranda at the centre : NOTATES
25-across – Wind resulting from unsettled weather : WREATHE
26-across – One of two up for approval : THUMB
27-across – Current increase in rent — and it’s rising again : RESURGENT
30-across – It will prove ownership of river in named setting : TITLEDEED
31-across – Major eastern state : MAINE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Put up rainwear in a swindle : SCAM
2-down – Still managed to snuggle into quilt, when drunk : TRANQUIL
3-down – The knot sailors try to avoid : REEF
4-down – Advertise sportswear for those taking the air : AIRSTRIP
5-down – Middleman to offer new shares for sale, so not going under : AFLOAT
6-down – Man takes court action, hoping judge will be this : JUSTINCASE
7-down – Head branch rental adjusted : ANTLER
8-down – Little quiet cry : WEEP
13-down – Meat company included in embargo : BACON
14-down – Firm taken in by swindles gets the police : CONSTABLES
16-down – Names changed to accommodate the minister : MANSE
19-down – Not the best situation for a county team : DOWNSIDE
21-down – Sad passage — quote coming up : PATHETIC
23-down – Teases the non-male members of the family : TAUNTS
24-down – Cycle chain? : SERIES
26-down – It’s on course to work for the better : TOTE
28-down – It’s a swindle to put a penny on farm butter : RAMP
29-down – Some seem quite empty, or just the opposite : TEEM
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.