This crossword No. 26650 clues and answers were published on Fri 14 Aug 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26650 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Worst place for the 25s : THEPITS
5-across – Receive note about Arizona 3 : GAZETTE
10-across – Steal what 23 do : SNIP
11-across – He set out to follow minor route to 3 : BROADSHEET
12-across – It’s not easy to catch one ordinary mullet, perhaps : HAIRDO
13-across – A boy dives into lock, depending on the time of year : SEASONAL
14-across – Old PA friend drinks a shot in court, drawing media : PENANDINK
16-across – Central Scotland in draw for championship : TITLE
17-across – Business that covers northeast to axe branches? : PRUNE
19-across – Unusual amount reworked in film : ODDMANOUT
23-across – See 3 : SCISSORS
24-across – Estonian, say, collects a singular 25 : BASALT
26-across – With Yankee, he settles complex PC template : STYLESHEET
27-across – Minor surgery occasionally fails 25 : OPAL
28-across – Jolly priest was prostrate with flu, shivering : PLAYFUL
29-across – City in France or area in town there : ORLEANS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – This plant stores poison? Then ban edible contents : HENBANE
3-down – A game of two hands : PAPER
4-down – With this 3, he’s ready, perhaps, to produce daily broadsheet : TABLOID
6-down – Retired editor sent in articles from long range : ANDEAN
7-down – African writer impressed by The Piano after editing : ETHIOPIAN
8-down – Translate Old English into New Latin? It needs 23 : TOENAIL
9-down – Signal marks Dorothy’s race in mountains : DOTSANDDASHES
15-down – Soldier’s colleague picked up easy target : AUNTSALLY
18-down – Social centre stops next revolutionary gig : RECITAL
20-down – Second best criminal runs for hood : MOBSTER
21-down – Try to forget information nun spread about king : UNLEARN
22-down – Big island’s hard on footwear, so I’ve heard : HONSHU
25-down – See 3 : STONE
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.