This crossword No. 24876 clues and answers were published on Mon 07 Dec 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 24876 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – It means raising the subject at the palace : ACCOLADE
5-across – Look for quiet in a religious order : ASPECT
9-across – Come again to gather fruit : REAPPEAR
10-across – Road in centre of South African frontier : BORDER
12-across – Let priest go to cast out unwanted spirit : POLTERGEIST
15-across – Votes for : YESES
17-across – Not a standing invitation : TAKEASEAT
18-across – She’s very likely to have kids : NANNYGOAT
19-across – Live in the past : DWELT
20-across – Gushes from hot fissures : ISSUESFORTH
24-across – One with nervous trouble can be really sour : ACETIC
25-across – Works of poets are broadcast : OPERATES
26-across – Remove the sediment from port : DREDGE
27-across – Part-used transport is exchanged for a better vehicle : TRADESUP
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Inga wavering: accepting award or declining? : ATROPHYING
2-down – Early form of rock music? : CRADLESONG
3-down – Left before recess — a blunder : LAPSE
4-down – Indiscriminately reads through Punch, for example : DRAUGHTHORSE
6-down – Secretarial skill is little help : SHORTHAND
7-down – Ambitions for the finals : ENDS
8-down – A wrong to right in short order : TORT
11-down – Put a foot wrong and his job is to bail you out : WICKETKEEPER
13-down – Takes the car, beetles off and whoops it up : CELEBRATES
14-down – Cheats and reduces the rent : STITCHESUP
16-down – Activity in which people fall down before opening time : SKYDIVING
21-down – As good and bad employees may be, with enthusiasm : FIRED
22-down – Celebrate when double comes up : LAUD
23-down – Wizened prophet in speech : SERE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.