This crossword No. 26979 clues and answers were published on Fri 02 Sep 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26979 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Trump certain to lose energy and go : SURPASS
5-across – Rotten firm run by Murdoch ignores margins of error : CORRUPT
10-across – Tell the police about entrance to secret vault : SHOP
11-across – Hype and forward a flyer, say : PROPAGANDA
12-across – Swap parts of steam baths in island capital : NASSAU
13-across – Ben undergoes sex change in spring : FOUNTAIN
14-across – Old gardener saves sodium to apply endlessly : ADNAUSEAM
16-across – Iron with upper hand : WEDGE
17-across – Ben leaves pope a Fiat : EDICT
19-across – 9 agree rift should be resolved : GREATFIRE
23-across – Loony nearly cut second column marking start of 9 : MONUMENT
24-across – Record-keeper extremely lovely in uniform : EVELYN
26-across – First strikers emerge from gorse tangled with grass : AGGRESSORS
27-across – Look at, look up, go away : OGLE
28-across – Trainee journalist withdrawn during prank : STUDENT
29-across – A small hotel on Skye distributed fruit : ASHKEYS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Keats’ sweeter melodies are so lacking in judgment? : UNHEARD
3-down – It could be dyspepsia, said this journalist, hiccuping : PEPYS
4-down – Stone setter’s building destroyed in 19 : STPAULS
6-down – Obscure work, one by that Parisian : OPAQUE
7-down – Typical Sunday fare? Criticise and complain : ROASTBEEF
8-down – Swanky big supporter breaks leg on golf course : PUDDING
9-down – Prisoners helping to quell start of fierce blaze : CONFLAGRATION
15-down – Knight left relation flushed and equipped for battle : ACCOUTRED
18-down – Lack of water and bread keeps king tense : DROUGHT
20-down – Fool is preserving record in sterile condition : ASEPSIS
21-down – Charles and family’s percentage of revenue : ROYALTY
22-down – Not so busy class enthralled by Beatles songs : LESSON
25-down – English jeer king’s modern literature? : EBOOK
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.