This crossword No. 26946 clues and answers were published on Tue 26 Jul 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26946 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Failure when coating of drive cable broken : DEBACLE
5-across – Affected charm as court breaks up marriage : UNCTION
10-across – Old American edition : USED
11-across – Being friendly, mum turns trendy, when captivated by game : CHUMMINESS
12-across – Be very angry with the following view : SEETHE
13-across – As Dido and Aeneas say, a spirit measure takes time : OPERATIC
14-across – Dead wrong about cocktail, may be spoken to : ADDRESSED
16-across – Lord with an exotic lineage : LIEGE
17-across – Shift inside just in time to tighten belts : STINT
19-across – One’s in some Asian country or another : INDONESIA
23-across – Screw badly, then drive out : FRIGHTEN
24-across – Why European no longer inside : BREXIT
26-across – Difficult delivery of sentence : HARDLABOUR
27-across – It’s about talking and listening, when talking : ORAL
28-across – Maxim’s grass salad : SODSLAW
29-across – Note before and during charge for judge : REFEREE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Clue fort in part of London : EASTEND
3-down – Cart inspection : AUDIT
4-down – Many a servant wants to hold you back : LACKEYS
6-down – Figure showing more dead : NUMBER
7-down – Tease at least in a different way : TANTALISE
8-down – Exclusion from tournament for failure to start : OUSTING
9-down – Of this 24 essentially get out : EUROPEANUNION
15-down – Information about infiltrating rogue Red Sea rebels : RENEGADES
18-down – Rent a party twister : TORNADO
20-down – Lost heart over sustained 24 opponent : OSBORNE
21-down – Copy upset a timing component : IMITATE
22-down – Several layers of stone missing from plan : STRATA
25-down – Arouse girl to secure consent : EVOKE
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.