This crossword No. 26198 clues and answers were published on Tue 04 Mar 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26198 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – The centre of Earth is molten : HEART
10-across – No longer in love with Vincent? You ask for too much : OVERPRICE
11-across – Weak, slack pants are very easy to obtain : CAKEWALKS
12-across – If he orders, follow Conservative leader : CHIEF
13-across – Country’s victory in team sports : VIETNAM
15-across – Captain Benjamin shall start to abstain, turning mostly teetotal : WILLARD
17-across – Beast an Aussie can wash his face in, reportedly : BISON
18-across – It can happen at Christmas, misplacing small present : NOW
20-across – In a junk, in a river, moving softly : PIANO
22-across – Sun tans leather, not a hide : SHELTER
25-across – Once more prepares note on poor diets : REEDITS
26-across – Totally fair : CLEAN
27-across – It’s for absurd waves : SURFBOARD
30-across – With Tippex pens, I veto sections that are 10d : EXPENSIVE
31-across – 26’s broken arm : LANCE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Smart bird yields knowledge : CHIC
2-down – ’90s glam rock band? Not The Shadows : DARKNESS
3-down – Women chase One Direction to lodge : STOW
4-down – Peer’s issue lacks PR article in the news : NOBLEMAN
5-down – Perhaps Newcastle was going up and down and up : SEESAW
6-down – The end, easy? Coppola’s upset to lose Oscar : APOCALYPSE
7-down – In clay, salt is regularly crushed as a mineral : SILICA
8-down – Muscle complaint : BEEF
13-down – Struggles to accept soft feeling : VIBES
14-down – 50% off 1 ice cream? : NINETYNINE
16-down – Openings to dressers, offices or rooms, say : DOORS
19-down – Slogans of corrupt social worker: Look out! : WARCRIES
21-down – Area 51 for : AVIFAUNA
23-down – English temp works after 10 for free : EXEMPT
24-down – Unrefined citrus pop : RUSTIC
26-down – Leading captain and upstanding fellow, eh? Must be Cook : CHEF
28-down – Cricketer is on 50 again : BELL
29-down – Animal sounds 30 : DEER
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.