This crossword No. 26545 clues and answers were published on Tue 14 Apr 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26545 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Trouble afoot at college for these legendary beasts : UNICORNS
6-across – Cut through one denomination headed by bishop : BISECT
9-across – Subtly alters complex task, hampering the two of us : TWEAKS
10-across – Painkiller disreputable characters produced, best avoided possibly : EPIDURAL
11-across – See 2 : BRUNSWICK
13-across – See 3 : STORE
15-across – Inscrutable question master? : SPHINX
17-across – Cockney trios said to form fancy band : FRIEZE
18-across – Grant admission for old boy returning big bottle : CARBOY
19-across – I carried in sparkling wines in this case : ASITIS
21-across – Intricate source of visual reception? : OPTIC
22-across – Delicate musical variation that’s no good for male conductor : LIGHTNING
25-across – Unwholesome bread found by dog in street : STAGNANT
26-across – A writer regularly dividing extremists in Sorbonne? : SARTRE
28-across – Two thirds of tosses involving gold coin : FLORIN
29-across – What happens on New Year’s Eve, assuming sun goes down : DESCENDS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Errant Becks run in, admitting two wives separately here in Canada : NEW
3-down – How the convict broke free in emporium? : CHAIN
4-down – Flower lady alone around noon – a typical sight in church : ROSEWINDOW
5-down – Sniffer’s initial carp? : STENCH
6-down – Heat up meaty drink shunned by Queen Victoria : BOIL
7-down – Most dumpy workers in group avoiding last time trial : SQUATTEST
8-down – President reformed prisoner after tea : CHAIRPERSON
12-down – What’s essential for new business venture north of Rome, say : RISKCAPITAL
14-down – Expert’s line of reasoning a substitute for the real thing : PROSTHESIS
16-down – Herald dashing to catch British engineers heading north : HARBINGER
20-down – Struck, as rock is often : MINTED
23-down – See 21 : NERVE
24-down – Indian ascetic elected after agreement in Berlin : JAIN
27-down – See 22 : ROD
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.