This crossword No. 26643 clues and answers were published on Thu 06 Aug 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26643 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Forest-dweller needs to feed, tucking into fruit : GREATAPE
5-across – Problem about electronic gadgets may be so described : HITECH
9-across – Art of oriental love doctor getting mate for foreigner : ORIGAMI
10-across – The Man in Black drops chorus : REFRAIN
11-across – The sound of the bullring : TORUS
12-across – Notice truth’s obstructed by opening of show trial : ADVERSITY
13-across – Going disguised to unseemlier cross-Channel spectacle : SONETLUMIERE
17-across – Journalists united in opposing the 4? : FOURTHESTATE
20-across – We’re told a letter and a number as well, a number in the 20s : TEAFORTWO
22-across – Last of Arapaho, wise old American : OSAGE
23-across – English fellow’s outside, flushed from the west wind : MEANDER
24-across – An attempt is ultimately futile to defend New Labour : AGONISE
25-across – Introductions to Shakespeare plays present in The Globe : SPHERE
26-across – Evidence of a complaint uttered offended the Catholic Church : SYNDROME
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cave painter captures river but not current : GROTTO
2-down – Terrible regime, or its victim : EMIGRE
3-down – Delight as one’s excused from school games : TRANSPORT
4-down – Overprices tat that’s flogged where profit’s sought? : PRIVATESECTOR
6-down – Conclude there’s no getting out of hell : INFER
7-down – He’ll investigate cleaver turned up by digger : EXAMINER
8-down – Extremely edgy contest after hand’s shaking and on buzzer : HONEYBEE
10-down – Mistress turned out in a fancy coat of ruby red : REVOLUTIONARY
14-down – Crash diet, nothing more, to get heavenly body : METEOROID
15-down – Old newspapers using old-fashioned speech, frequently : OFTTIMES
16-down – Clue regularly getting cheers — it’s to be very stylish! : CUTADASH
18-down – Place for better business, keeping equally popular : CASINO
19-down – Worship Araucaria, say, with a quarter going for Paul in the US? : REVERE
21-down – Nun’s in one skirt but no top : ORDER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.