This crossword No. 26580 clues and answers were published on Mon 25 May 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26580 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – The first composer to tour : TRAVEL
4-across – Firm for horses : STABLE
9-across – Rigid forms of worship : PEWS
10-across – Cruelty that’s part of society? : INHUMANITY
11-across – US port in a state of inactivity : STUPOR
12-across – Limited the movement of stock : TETHERED
13-across – Teach the others about self-control : RESTRAINT
15-across – Run away or be shot for security reasons : BOLT
16-across – Punishment for a murderer, say : CANE
17-across – Master of the Rolls? : CHAUFFEUR
21-across – Left for dead : DEPARTED
22-across – Give loud cry of pain, like a coward : YELLOW
24-across – Limitations, being harsh, sure to be modified : STRICTURES
25-across – A cricket team’s turning point : AXIS
26-across – City investments? : SIEGES
27-across – Like set of three in the wash : ASTERN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Plays with the exchange rate : THEATRE
2-down – A model upstanding moralist : AESOP
3-down – Time to take in strange rite by the Red Sea : ERITREA
5-down – Tries to seduce casual worker, a good man, to get a rise : TEMPTS
6-down – Beaten Kendo buff made a hurried departure : BUNKEDOFF
7-down – Appeal for something nice to follow in French : ENTREAT
8-down – How the nightwatchman was murdered? It’s just a guess : SHOTINTHEDARK
14-down – Tease Elisa, confused after so much French : TANTALISE
16-down – Makes a secret assignation : CREATES
18-down – Greek hero, oddly sly in habits : ULYSSES
19-down – An ideal description, too good to be true : UTOPIAN
20-down – Liberty, for example : STATUE
23-down – Withdraw permission : LEAVE
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.