This crossword No. 26302 clues and answers were published on Thu 03 Jul 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26302 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Spring put an end to game : HOPSCOTCH
6-across – Caught offensive character : CRANK
9-across – Many fit in lodge : DWELL
10-across – Saw about very small worker for profit : ADVANTAGE
11-across – Fondness for costly staff in hospital department : ENDEARMENT
12-across – Was familiar with Kingsley’s first novel : KNEW
14-across – Cavalry dance : LANCERS
15-across – Time husband should care : THOUGHT
17-across – Unrestrained tirade about a politician : RAMPANT
19-across – Dandified? Swimmer keeps nothing very quiet! : FOPPISH
20-across – Tuck in a sweatshirt : EATS
22-across – Detention of nationalist leader interrupts funeral : INTERNMENT
25-across – Weighty foreign product contains bronze : IMPORTANT
26-across – Ward off state terrorism, initially : AVERT
27-across – Ride around island in Italy : TURIN
28-across – Little girl meets poet in the chemist : DISPENSER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Vegetation that’s hard to trim : HEDGE
2-down – Another name for dopy men, US style : PSEUDONYM
3-down – Pass to the side for security : COLLATERAL
4-down – Injuries in Sumatra disaster : TRAUMAS
5-down – Place of safety with books for deprived individual : HAVENOT
6-down – Beat honoured actor heartlessly : CANE
7-down – Once more making a profit : AGAIN
8-down – Guard to glance over timepiece : KEEPWATCH
13-down – Writer settled in advance to make amends : COMPENSATE
14-down – Thief dressed in scarlet : LARCENIST
16-down – Frank lugs Elsie around : GUILELESS
18-down – A king died under military vehicle? The mug! : TANKARD
19-down – It’s safe to break up for holidays : FIESTAS
21-down – Narrow strip by river : TAPER
23-down – Trade union gains prominence in school : TUTOR
24-down – Press club : IRON
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.