This crossword No. 26893 clues and answers were published on Wed 25 May 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26893 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – She, all stirred up with ire, is to create a stink : RAISEHELL
10-across – Picture frayed and old, showing a butterfly, for example : IMAGO
11-across – Funny man, criminal, putting any number off : GAGSTER
12-across – Jewish sect possesses identity this writer’s provided : HASIDIM
13-across – Something added on the end of affectionate princess’s letter? : ANNEX
14-across – Shakespearean fool joins gang, becoming rotten : FESTERING
16-across – Diplomatic officer, one with volunteer force in surprisingly athletic army : MILITARYATTACHE
19-across – About to be met by coastal sport expert and bob up again? : RESURFACE
21-across – Give some bottles a rinse — there’s poison there : SARIN
22-across – Top mother embracing proposition, exuding love : MAXIMUM
23-across – Negative information about free membership to club? : SUBZERO
24-across – Fifty little things charged up with pride? : LIONS
25-across – Like some logs from a pine ruined by awful rain : NAPIERIAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Writer of instructions for selective school that’s 6? : PROGRAMMER
2-down – Unblemished business conglomerate? A lie that is put out : VIRGINAL
3-down – Point conveyed by lover texting : VERTEX
4-down – Sign of sorrow or rage : TEAR
5-down – Hot tea, alas, tricky to find in Hawaii : ALOHASTATE
6-down – Maiden meeting cast with inappropriate character? : MISSPELT
7-down – National leader gets good greeting and is entertained : GANDHI
8-down – Kind, like those supporting Bond’s boss : FORM
14-down – Slightly odd foreign parts to entertain a fighting force preparing in advance : FOREARMING
15-down – EU pondering changes — I would drop its outdated financial concept : GREENPOUND
17-down – It is cooked without butter, superior sort of dessert : TIRAMISU
18-down – Philanthropist, composer and soldier meeting in church : CARNEGIE
20-down – See old lover being hugged — a provocative lady maybe? : SEXPOT
21-down – Balkan native when uprising gets sharp weapons : SABRES
22-down – Country’s cricketer in team captained by A. Cook : MALI
23-down – Clan that comes when summer turns to autumn : SEPT
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.