This crossword No. 26886 clues and answers were published on Tue 17 May 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26886 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Talks excitedly? Employs profanity, for a start : EFFUSES
5-across – Pretended Cliff Richard’s back on ecstasy : BLUFFED
9-across – Ought queen to enter plump and slumped? : ROUNDSHOULDERED
10-across – What the military gathers from mujahedin, tellingly : INTEL
11-across – Bet pair’s involved with it, if so? : BIPARTITE
12-across – Opponent of capitalist worker receives demand to pay extra : REDUNDANT
14-across – Extremes of creamy New York confectionery : CANDY
15-across – Migrant from Scotland’s sane : NOMAD
16-across – Dwelling on outskirts of Stirling hosts very Gallic function : STRESSING
18-across – Love to get boost after day lacking variety : MONOTONIC
21-across – Gnome repelled me abroad, going after a kiss : AXIOM
22-across – Fancy scarlet? It’s donned by leader power dressing : STICKINGPLASTER
23-across – Sailor wearing loose jeans in US city : SANJOSE
24-across – Snap tersely: Go for another look : RESTYLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Some wheat added to pork pie recipe in the past : EARLIER
2-down – Hum renditions of waltzes in time? : FOURTHDIMENSION
3-down – Team showing age kept out of game : SIDELINED
4-down – Indian master, drawn to both sexes, owns up : SAHIB
5-down – Time to put in dirty look as signal of departure : BLUEPETER
6-down – Source of milk shake, not quiet : UDDER
7-down – Government department’s rule: cars included in lifting of tax : FOREIGNMINISTRY
8-down – Unsteady, like teetotaller drinking more rum, mostly : DODDERY
13-down – As lad dances unclad, this is picked up : ASSONANCE
14-down – People on stage habitually forgetting line? Their craft deserts them : CASTAWAYS
15-down – Vengeance of Greeks in mess, introduction of euro having failed : NEMESIS
17-down – Fool withdraws support round river, up which you’re stuck : GUMTREE
19-down – Capital of Kentucky, boring as well : TOKYO
20-down – Skip training held by coach : CAPER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.