This crossword No. 26020 clues and answers were published on Wed 07 Aug 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26020 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Poor relationship that could be almost cowardly : COLDWAR
5-across – Help paper to bed in formal cover : SUBEDIT
9-across – Shell has vehicle going swiftly : APACE
10-across – Note a father with time for what’s on TV : SOAPOPERA
11-across – Chic lost as turning to bluestocking? : SCHOLASTIC
12-across – Area of land would have added value in West London : ISLE
14-across – Important character — it’s heavy : LEADINGLIGHT
18-across – Shriek about owning toiletry : SHAVINGCREAM
21-across – How Israelis used to measure a messy heap? : EPHA
22-across – Observe band keeping time? : WATCHSTRAP
25-across – Model glad to work for a symbol of achievement : GOLDMEDAL
26-across – Priest not soft on crime : ARSON
27-across – Gin’s in season at early evening : SPRINGE
28-across – English reader, occasionally getting a choice : ELECTOR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Base with firm bottom : COARSE
2-down – Dislike of bad language in the French : LOATHE
3-down – Conveyance preparatory to interment : WHEELIEBIN
4-down – Wars of heaving sores : ROSES
5-down – Shopkeeper burst into tears : STATIONER
6-down – Rise makes young man about turn : BUOY
7-down – Preparation of horse for time under cover : DRESSAGE
8-down – Go without a garment in parody : TRAVESTY
13-down – Mrs Mop works after hours without conviction : CLEANSLATE
15-down – It’s easy to call in doctor with a stroke : DOGPADDLE
16-down – Devotion with no right to be allied to autism : ASPERGES
17-down – Composer takes part backing single : BACHELOR
19-down – Like a time bomb, something given without prior notice : PRESET
20-down – One begins a test with need for bottle : OPENER
23-down – Deliver state victory : CALVE
24-down – Vocative fellows get a warning : OMEN
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.