This crossword No. 26774 clues and answers were published on Thu 07 Jan 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26774 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Self-interested type takes hours to penetrate group of stars : CHANCER
5-across – Employment in a bar makes one excited : AROUSED
9-across – Is priest or monk not entirely necessary for religion? : ISLAM
10-across – Little good in head worker — bad : MALIGNANT
11-across – Private viewing is flop, somehow never entertaining : VERNISSAGE
12-across – Place of iniquity after hint of ecstasy? : EDEN
14-across – Lunatic put away — having admitted mistake, I succeeded : MADEAGOOFIT
18-across – Plant mat without colour : COTONEASTER
21-across – A symbol for unknown is accompanying it? : AXIS
22-across – Legion ever on the move in something like khaki? : OLIVEGREEN
25-across – Vocalist with bell conveying love with extra note : POPSINGER
26-across – Rodents eating last bit of rotten food : MINCE
27-across – Brilliant mathematician’s angle, central feature of lecture : RADIANT
28-across – The French drink in bars to keep going : LASTOUT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Harry and Henry nabbed by someone not in uniform : CHIVVY
2-down – Charm everyone with a flower : ALLURE
3-down – Remark about American university’s dedication : COMMITMENT
4-down – Rock band followed by American uncle telling folk stories : REMUS
5-down – Orchestra losing leader, a man very great and loyal : ALLEGIANT
6-down – Binge in which Bess’s partner loses head : ORGY
7-down – Employees restricting production ultimately create deadlock : STANDOFF
8-down – Set off from school in the course of a particular day : DETONATE
13-down – Go with others abroad — gems found travelling : BOARDGAMES
15-down – Joy gets hold of Bill, maybe for protective cover : DEADLIGHT
16-down – Fighter discarded document apart from a page : SCRAPPER
17-down – Son experienced hallucinations in the nude : STRIPPED
19-down – Shelter quietly demolished in naval battle : LEANTO
20-down – Design fashionable accommodation for holiday-makers? : INTENT
23-down – As some disease gives you runs, you get medicinal bottle round : VIRAL
24-down – Star gets less than complete admiration : MIRA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.