This crossword No. 26383 clues and answers were published on Mon 06 Oct 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26383 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Armadillo, for example, has plate all round : ANIMAL
4-across – Hesitated to have father taken advantage of : PAUSED
9-across – In truth, she goes to the city : VERA
10-across – The acquisition of a favourable reputation : ACCEPTANCE
11-across – Not the first time : SECOND
12-across – One who talks one round to composing some music : ORATORIO
13-across – Space explorer’s study? : ASTRONOMY
15-across – Dole out food, say? : METE
16-across – Small child to go out of control : SKID
17-across – Yet it might be the product of an active imagination : IDLEFANCY
21-across – Blue-pencil our costs — being out of order : CROSSOUT
22-across – First of plants underdeveloped, cut back : PRUNED
24-across – Turkish baths, which flout union regulations? : SWEATSHOPS
25-across – Shut up firm having little work : COOP
26-across – Journalist taken aback by news of the country : SWEDEN
27-across – Notice gap coming in the church calendar : ADVENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Eternal theme of the beautician? : AGELESS
2-down – State aid distributed by the Home Office : IDAHO
3-down – Leave a musical group — no making a comeback : ABANDON
5-down – Beg for a retrial? : APPEAL
6-down – Flattery works with EastEnders, say : SOAPOPERA
7-down – Refuse to go through all the cases : DECLINE
8-down – Housing allowance : ACCOMMODATION
14-down – Restore control, say : REINSTATE
16-down – Lax hands act sycophantically on board : SCRAWLS
18-down – Photographed out of doors? : EXPOSED
19-down – Smoked by the great man in bed : CHEROOT
20-down – Figurehead at unusually close quarters to the crew : FOCSLE
23-down – Relation who takes the pledge : UNCLE
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.