This crossword No. 23076 clues and answers were published on Fri 27 Feb 2004 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 23076 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Where the ring fits so, broadly speaking : NEARTHE
8-across – Getting in later for convenience : LATRINE
10-across – Keen follower of Anne, the first lady : GRIEVE
11-across – Ecological disaster film : OILSLICK
12-across – One making a date with the future? : PALM
13-across – Runs an Indian corporation? : DELHIBELLY
14-across – Spinning RR into a ball? Not perhaps with this! : ANTIROLLBAR
19-across – Block the passage, so to speak : FILIBUSTER
22-across – A fish out of water returned Pitt : BRAD
23-across – Cold fish, say, returning president : COOLIDGE
24-across – A-airs in northern France : AMIENS
25-across – Carroll’s verdict had the wife of HR executed : OFFWITH
26-across – See 25 : HERHEAD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – It’s good to be French! : GETREAL
2-down – Chap sent to the chair for inspiring Thatcherism? : FRIEDMAN
3-down – Take cover, Wednesday’s here! *** off! : SHIELD
4-down – Jade ring for her services : CALLGIRL
5-down – Puts the question verbally: fish? : GRILSE
6-down – See 7 : KNUCKLE
9-down – Offensive infringement aimed at lip-readers? : FOULMOUTHED
15-down – Unite and turn to overwhelm : INUNDATE
16-down – Madame Secretary, a Liberal British Conservative : ALBRIGHT
17-down – Cons and tearaways? : RIPOFFS
18-down – Hoffman’s portrayal of god in human form : RAINMAN
20-down – Swain lumbered for a start, sadly with these after marriage? : INLAWS
21-down – One having proof of Jane Eyre’s marriage : READER
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.