This crossword No. 26876 clues and answers were published on Thu 05 May 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26876 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Some Tesco-read bands to decipher? : BARCODE
5-across – Married, husband proved irritating : HITCHED
9-across – Bird of about 6.28 feet, no charge : PIPIT
10-across – Setter at sea, perhaps, wearing something waterproof : TARPAULIN
11-across – A puzzle with cojones, brilliant! : AMAZEBALLS
12-across – A pink organ moving towards the rear : AFT
14-across – Legal directive good, ruling ultimately welcomed by brotherhood of elders? : GAGGINGORDER
18-across – Sun etc in before this, brightness ends : POPULARPRESS
21-across – Charged particle nothing to write home about : ION
22-across – Snigger repeatedly if, on man, a bra regularly seen : FNAARFNAAR
25-across – Discomfort with provocative dance reported as an act of touching up? : PAINTWORK
26-across – About ninety, one exercising, one having done a stretch? : EXCON
27-across – A game of tricks cut short : ABRIDGE
28-across – Better to spray henna on coarse skin : ENHANCE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Attributed to political extremists always, lesser action : BYPLAY
2-down – Tool putting inscription on tombstone, a motto : RIPSAW
3-down – At dinner time, food is thus submitted for consideration : ONTHETABLE
4-down – Entering vortex, travelling further : EXTRA
5-down – In time, Ireland abandoned uncompromising leader : HARDLINER
6-down – Food and drink, lake, for duck : TEAL
7-down – President from nation needing leadership in Europe : HOLLANDE
8-down – Change character, seeing awful starter filling plate : DENATURE
13-down – Evidence of excitement, as energy feels so incredibly hot : GOOSEFLESH
15-down – Wall ornament aligned or skew-whiff : GIRANDOLE
16-down – Letter from Dalmatian port’s read out — one’s in the soup : SPLITPEA
17-down – Lighter grip, one’s loose : SPONGIER
19-down – Bird in brief dive, gull : FALCON
20-down – Fruit, simian ecstasy : ORANGE
23-down – Ship left Spain for famous Irish bay : ARKLE
24-down – Boss in brief survey : STUD
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.