This crossword No. 26445 clues and answers were published on Wed 17 Dec 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26445 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Try to keep cool behind back of Chris Martin : SWALLOW
5-across – Clocks up in charts : RECORDS
9-across – Game Paltrow’s playing with heartless one : WATER
10-across – After splitting underpants, fit can be tolerated : ENDURABLE
11-across – Sweet thing in red on picture : GINGERSNAP
12-across – Sad is Coldplay’s album? : DISC
14-across – Clear conscious uncoupling essentially is rubbish : CONSPICUOUS
18-across – Cycling race, clear to pedal : ACCELERATOR
21-across – City big for country : LAOS
22-across – Toilet is small for stars : CANISMINOR
25-across – To pretend to sing on track for show : PANTOMIME
26-across – Change ending to hit, one’s up for success? : THUMB
27-across – Get shot of Sun model after turning over papers : DISPOSE
28-across – Speed of sound: nothing going for current engine : MACHINE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Waste? Congress cut pay : SEWAGE
2-down – Paltrow’s line difficult without former lover : ACTING
3-down – Cast agrees call to make epic : LARGESCALE
4-down – Goes quietly inside and cries : WEEPS
5-down – Course favourite getting special treatment : REDCARPET
6-down – Fix You, Coldplay’s left on box : CURE
7-down – Lawyers reviewed piece dealing with talk, endlessly : RABBITON
8-down – Pod in sea picked up; depth subject of investigation : SEEDCASE
13-down – Old telly model’s leads; archaic set without colour : ACHROMATIC
15-down – Upset, show went on — run breaking story : NARRATIVE
16-down – In production, we uncovered Coldplay hit : WALLOPED
17-down – Stories and books : ACCOUNTS
19-down – Retract one’s rings? : ANNULI
20-down – Apple for one, hugging band’s leader, lost voice : TREBLE
23-down – Line that is to bag — let me see part of gut : ILEUM
24-down – See 9 : POLO
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.