This crossword No. 26792 clues and answers were published on Thu 28 Jan 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26792 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – See past contract in a delightful way : CUTELY
4-across – In the present state, article lies about leader in Ireland : ASITIS
9-across – Adversary in Satan, ticklish : ANTI
10-across – Those going through life with US and Iraq in conflict : QUALIFIERS
11-across – Man thrown, lake emptied : CASTLE
12-across – Bum kneaded during dance — that’s groping : FUMBLING
13-across – Calf, perhaps, in a state : NEWJERSEY
15-across – Is party lacking in cunning game? : ISPY
16-across – See fruit : DATE
17-across – Initially, two dances for the organ? : FINANCIAL
21-across – No sweat with this dance : CAKEWALK
22-across – Fall in the US not entirely reversed, fifty shared : MUTUAL
24-across – Back of wrist held in interpretation of rumba with wide lift : DUMBWAITER
25-across – Othello in James Bond? Not quite : MOOR
26-across – One patiently sitting at the riverside left in rage : ANGLER
27-across – Goddess going after credit crunch : CRISIS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Dance with me for some hanky-panky? : CONGAME
2-down – Dance that’s literarily unexpected : TWIST
3-down – Endless line of people in the money, no longer in need of a drink : LIQUEUR
5-down – Dance throw over a short distance : SHIMMY
6-down – 3 becomes 9? Then the magic ends : TRIPLESEC
7-down – Giving is seasonal? : SPRINGY
8-down – A few initially left troubled in the grip of disease — might they be lucky? : RAFFLETICKETS
14-down – Little hesitation shifting butt around in dance — this one? : JITTERBUG
16-down – Horrifying figure, character rising up, calculating to the core : DRACULA
18-down – Lover stupidly mad with passion and fervour, ultimately : ADMIRER
19-down – Stuck to salsa dancing : ATALOSS
20-down – Dance exercise covers a leading position : PAVANE
23-down – See 17 : TIMES
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.