This crossword No. 26093 clues and answers were published on Thu 31 Oct 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26093 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Consult dictionary for past tense of film : VIDEOED
5-across – Spread whisper about end of world : BREADTH
9-across – Plain-spoken canon drinks stout : ROUND
10-across – Austerity is a time to abandon Tory policy : PRIVATION
11-across – Psychic rendering tacit help with energy : TELEPATHIC
12-across – Girl is snubbed in style : CHIC
14-across – Picking up posh vagrant right away : STRAIGHTOFF
18-across – Clinton, for one, communicates with Arab country : STATESWOMAN
21-across – Perhaps ignoring her heaving breasts : PAPS
22-across – Toast Schubert, Brahms and Liszt — cheers! : BRUSCHETTA
25-across – Dismal scientist comes in to undergo review : ECONOMIST
26-across – He’s landed in Blair Drummond : LAIRD
27-across – We are not starting marathon in near future : ERELONG
28-across – Matchmaker finding boy for Gloria : SWANSON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Spanking possesses allure, in truth : VERITY
2-down – Shot twice : DOUBLE
3-down – Mother of a future king involved in fake exposure, causing tragedy : OEDIPUSREX
4-down – Where to find reserves of French bank : DEPOT
5-down – Change of leader to blame, innit? : BRITICISM
6-down – Style of northern beer, from a southern point of view : ELAN
7-down – Five hundred on 8/1 tip wiped out Len : DEIGHTON
8-down – Restrain Spooner’s drunken rage : HANDCUFF
13-down – Finally disregarded your health, touching utterly repellent rodent : CHINCHILLA
15-down – Is moving patients about profitable? : REWARDING
16-down – Pioneers synthetic rubber compound : ISOPRENE
17-down – Polish lawman’s advanced listening device : EARPHONE
19-down – Perhaps Hazel blooms, having given up constant diet? : ATKINS
20-down – I couldn’t hear inadequate lecturer : PARDON
23-down – What I do on backstreet cobbles : SETTS
24-down – Average pair of immature boys : SOSO
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.