This crossword No. 26205 clues and answers were published on Wed 12 Mar 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26205 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Down with the exploit — better half’s not mine! : FEATHERS
5-across – Greek island has a snack, three-way design : SAMOSA
9-across – With hat turned round, girls show they let us choose : DILEMMAS
10-across – Reluctant breeders turn to gloomy snooze : PANDAS
11-across – Too soon to swallow half of greasy brew : EARLGREY
12-across – Doctor erects what should be known to few : SECRET
14-across – House plant meant dull respectability : ASPIDISTRA
18-across – Miss end of week, an office slave like me? : GIRLFRIDAY
22-across – A king splits tights, rough when he has his say : HOARSE
23-across – A legal right put down and put away : ALIENATE
24-across – Britain of old: no bail out formed its basis : ALBION
25-across – Darlings so small, when seen in porcine places : SWEETIES
26-across – Outlandish hat he’s shown and dress for dame : SHEATH
27-across – I refute hugging a bird called what’s-her-name : IDENTITY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Scarce gifted, I twitch body, leg or arm : FIDGET
2-down – Both tall and pure, both can’t begin to charm : ALLURE
3-down – Respect a house that hides a head of gnomes : HOMAGE
4-down – Lecturers cool, so we like tales or tomes : READERSHIP
6-down – Learned from a rebel, topping endless mice? : ACADEMIC
7-down – Out getting bread mix, deaf to all advice : OBDURATE
8-down – Sat I held fast by boy, but I might bite : ALSATIAN
13-down – Stopped keeping pale, just like a wrong put right? : DISALLOWED
15-down – Small breakfast nuts for those of brainbox breed : EGGHEADS
16-down – Peer wants lamb stewed — words you may skip or read : PREAMBLE
17-down – I’m not on fire: the creeping runner said it : OFFSHOOT
19-down – A college boss who holds me in discredit : DEMEAN
20-down – These sandwiches may make you twist in pain : PANINI
21-down – New US state suggests a cattle strain : JERSEY
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.