This crossword No. 26742 clues and answers were published on Mon 30 Nov 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26742 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Pad or shorten? : COMPRESS
5-across – Unruffled college head dressed in tartan : PLACID
9-across – Same ship, different stress : EMPHASIS
10-across – A ship-to-shore cable : HAWSER
12-across – Tall and thin and large, awkward Yank : LANKY
13-across – Big-headed celebrity! : GREATNESS
14-across – Assortment of cigars there’s to be found in a shop : CASHREGISTER
18-across – The French marche militaire? : MARSEILLAISE
21-across – Long-term category for art students? : LIFECLASS
23-across – United to make reparation : ATONE
24-across – Ruined, becoming used to it : INURED
25-across – Snakeskin shoe? : MOCCASIN
26-across – Biblical judge required? Dig one out : GIDEON
27-across – Cut that could be needless : LESSENED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – American language with new role in church : CREOLE
2-down – Feeling depressed, give doctor a ring : MOPING
3-down – Previously prepared to study, boy and girl pulled up : READYMADE
4-down – Way to avoid duty at sea? : SWINGTHELEAD
6-down – This said, repair is quickest : LEAST
7-down – Recorder involved in test case : CASSETTE
8-down – When Roy rides out, it’s laughable : DERISORY
11-down – Ike and Monty rent a shop : GENERALSTORE
15-down – Examples of incessant change : INSTANCES
16-down – The little devil! Telling stories, making insinuations : IMPLYING
17-down – With great insight, golf club has filled a key staff vacancy : PROFOUND
19-down – I snoop around to discover cause of death : POISON
20-down – Did lines, when kept in : PENNED
22-down – Communist firm about belief : CREDO
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.