This crossword No. 26941 clues and answers were published on Wed 20 Jul 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26941 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Bachelor backing what you do, free of guilt : ABSOLVE
5-across – Short, flat-chested old women’s figure enhancers : BUSTLES
9-across – Arachne breaking wind in Italian city : TURIN
10-across – Educate Essex, not primarily with ease : ENLIGHTEN
11-across – Record of outgoing infant half-heartedly describing adventure : CHEQUESTUB
12-across – Knowing capitals of all regions and countries here : ARCH
14-across – A bunch of pseuds of the art editor kind : SOFTHEARTED
18-across – As one stressed, I’m a lousy nun : UNANIMOUSLY
21-across – Attack ruminant : GOAT
22-across – All clear of rash — with this? : FLEACOLLAR
25-across – Guardian’s oddly turgid column put forward as standard : TRICOLOUR
26-across – Mistress dropping three shillings in hat : MITRE
27-across – Was in charge of counter price in retail : NARRATE
28-across – See 16 : CARBIDE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Vacuous art, stuff that’s tasteless and offensive : ATTACK
2-down – Ministers to observe solar eclipse : SERVES
3-down – Translate utilising large number of languages : LINGUISTIC
4-down – Chance happenings, no precedent ultimately : EVENS
5-down – Sound of male flies in marsh plants : BULRUSHES
6-down – Decline and Fall’s second long narrative : SAGA
7-down – Reading and writing endless rubbish over time : LITERATE
8-down – Keep mum covered in Sudan, travelling with English parasol : SUNSHADE
13-down – Joey, member of postwar generation : BABYBOOMER
15-down – Able to travel distance over bog and empty steppe : FOOTLOOSE
16-down – Decent bar is shocked after language heard in WC : TUNGSTEN
17-down – Disdainful of fizzy wine and pork pie on end of bar : CAVALIER
19-down – Individual overcome by Bond clenching tense buttocks : GLUTEI
20-down – Stabilise, liberate and evacuate Zaire : FREEZE
23-down – Conservationists forfeiting place in Aunt Erica’s heart of gold : AURIC
24-down – Fizzy drink in school bag on regular basis : COLA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.