This crossword No. 26760 clues and answers were published on Mon 21 Dec 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26760 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Prepare to make a scene : REHEARSE
5-across – A fit comparison : FIDDLE
9-across – Poem done in my style : ENDYMION
10-across – Small animal doctor in market : MARMOT
12-across – Right for boy to hold hands : EMEND
13-across – Being a term for life : EXISTENCE
14-across – Transport of delight? : PLEASUREBOAT
18-across – Admits information revealed in accounts : ACKNOWLEDGES
21-across – Unemployed crew with mischievous potentialities : IDLEHANDS
23-across – Swan circles about to tidy her feathers : PREEN
24-across – An alcoholic drink leads to a complaint : ANGINA
25-across – Ungenerous period for an interval : MEANTIME
26-across – One of two that is returned to the right : EITHER
27-across – Part friends? : ESTRANGE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Got in on line and danced : REELED
2-down – Worked in fields, but got laid off : HEDGED
3-down – Mail a lord sent out, which is naturally under personal cover : ARMADILLO
4-down – Consistently blocking deliveries : STONEWALLING
6-down – Spilling a pint — clumsy! : INAPT
7-down – Party underling to gain power : DOMINION
8-down – Plea for a two-point pact? : ENTREATY
11-down – Money to be spent like water? : LIQUIDASSETS
15-down – Watch the first man to take over — it’s a surprise : EYEOPENER
16-down – Ada being nasty? Just having a laugh : BADINAGE
17-down – Star might be a roof-raiser : SKYLIGHT
19-down – Plan to uplift soldiers in retreat : DESIGN
20-down – We hear a letter gets an extension : ANNEXE
22-down – So that’s what it means! : HENCE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.