This crossword No. 26678 clues and answers were published on Wed 16 Sep 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26678 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Profane seer acted badly : DESECRATE
6-across – Meet with much-liked villain : INCUR
9-across – First of climbers got out of fissure : CLEFT
10-across – Comprehensible argument from litigant : PLAINTIFF
11-across – Check Penny’s lessons in home protection : DAMPCOURSE
12-across – Spy in a spot : MOLE
14-across – Settle on retired painter’s collection : ARRANGE
15-across – A politician tucks into food that’s moist : DAMPISH
17-across – Presume wrongly to be the greatest : SUPREME
19-across – Make believe there’s agreement about poem : PLAYACT
20-across – Queen remains headstrong : RASH
22-across – Rich American follows Shakespearean : PROSPEROUS
25-across – Trio cease inducing dark secrets : ESOTERICA
26-across – Communication shows oriental married trouble : EMAIL
27-across – Pinch women in wood : TWEAK
28-across – Get actor a bizarre item of clothing : GREATCOAT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Risked being cut to bits : DICED
2-down – Support round side of pipe fitting : STEAMTRAP
3-down – Diagnostic tool is Tom’s preserver : CATSCANNER
4-down – Ought uranium be kept in large sealed container? : AMPOULE
5-down – Journalist hides mistake that slipped by : ELAPSED
6-down – Christian centre kept by the Salvation Army : IONA
7-down – Officer takes in the atmosphere of foreign capital : CAIRO
8-down – Sweltering under sacks? That’s life-threatening! : RIFLESHOT
13-down – American trapped in device for capital punishment : IMPALEMENT
14-down – Missing catching ball that’s like a sponge : ABSORBENT
16-down – Lover off to Romania : INAMORATO
18-down – Wrong about a piece of jewellery : EARRING
19-down – A girl wears old hat in the street : PASSAGE
21-down – Case in southeast China : SPODE
23-down – Go separate ways in Croatia : SPLIT
24-down – Tip for each man : PERK
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.