This crossword No. 26965 clues and answers were published on Wed 17 Aug 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26965 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – It saves doctor a bit of leg, eradicating the onset of gangrene : LIFEBOAT
9-across – Reported to be stretched tight, as instructed : TAUGHT
10-across – Score book? : MARK
11-across – Fireworks in the sky make Penny nervous, excited — even gassy : SUPERNOVAS
12-across – Heroine, fair but no saint, covers up deception : JULIET
14-across – Alarmed, Pluto made move to bite Mickey’s bottom! : DISMAYED
15-across – Caretaker: I was taken in by Trojan hoax : JANITOR
17-across – Answer: can son leave bed for fruit? : APRICOT
20-across – One installed in York, perhaps : MINISTER
22-across – Rubbish film trip : JUNKET
23-across – Indoor court reportedly 88 degrees : DOCTORATES
24-across – Top 10 record gets a spin : APEX
25-across – Enigma’s output and what to do with it? : DECODE
26-across – English sailor monkeys about alone : SEPARATE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Author’s upset with hitch over a tropical American tree : SIMARUBA
2-down – Take a secret look around castle : PEEK
3-down – Blimey! TV reveals ladies’ clothing : CORSET
4-down – Upright held by bolts and dolts : STUPIDS
5-down – Special bitter drink gets things going : STARTSUP
6-down – Computerised equipment puts gold in tomato soup : AUTOMATION
7-down – Catchword wears thin on the radio : PHRASE
13-down – Can I return? First, run away from helping Trigger : INITIATION
16-down – Building great? Not according to plan : ONTARGET
18-down – Dish given to me — let tea be brought out : OMELETTE
19-down – Being against Twenty20 and ODI cricket, appeal : PROTEST
21-down – Pressed feed? : IRONED
22-down – Mourinho’s supported by local patriarch : JOSEPH
24-down – Port causes Daily Mail editor to blow his top : ACRE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.