This crossword No. 26224 clues and answers were published on Thu 03 Apr 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26224 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – C-in-C’s talked about provider of light transport : CANDLESTICK
9-across – A chap interrupting shuts up birds : PEAHENS
10-across – Old city dons a source of chocolate liqueur : CURACAO
11-across – Confederate colonel with class : COLLEAGUE
12-across – Hold talks about blocking cheap goods : TREAT
13-across – Help — nothing’s fair! : SOSO
14-across – Housing team on site at fault : MAISONETTE
16-across – Catch folk wandering round area not fully prepared : ATHALFCOCK
19-across – Apple not main fruit : PEAR
20-across – Presume more discriminating fellow’s moving to the right : INFER
21-across – With them you relish acceptable risks, backing in small amounts : TASTEBUDS
23-across – Queen has to struggle, cutting navy back with less assurance : NERVIER
24-across – Statesman unfortunately known as Nye, originally : ALASKAN
25-across – Agency worker almost the last word in saucy humour : TEMPERAMENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – On leaving dance, drunken serf hit monarch : CHARLESTHEFIRST
2-down – New man on board not first family member : NIECE
3-down – Obsessive nurses talk up Italian fare : LASAGNA
4-down – Shoots gulls : SUCKERS
5-down – Pain in rear starts slowing down worker : IRRITANT
6-down – What the clumsy window-cleaner did on departure? : KICKEDTHEBUCKET
7-down – Here remote scientists work, as satanists cope badly : SPACESTATIONS
8-down – Currently why children write to Santa? : FORTHEPRESENT
15-down – Gates may display this, a Latin platitude : ALTRUISM
17-down – Scriptures give rise to anger in church faction : COTERIE
18-down – Vehicle in Pedro’s house a means of restoring motion? : CASCARA
22-down – Cheer as Chronicle leader’s cut : ELATE
This crossword has in total 26 where 14 are across and 12 are down.