This crossword No. 26021 clues and answers were published on Thu 08 Aug 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26021 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – One dying to imprison unknown twins, if not for life — criminal : EMBEZZLER
6-across – Wolves team prepare for trip abroad? : PACK
8-across – Optical illusion ultimately illusory, not sensual : PLATONIC
9-across – Composer before Liszt sounding note for Sainsbury’s? : CHOPIN
10-across – Look to hold in belly, being short and thick : STUMPY
11-across – See 26 : OFCHARGE
12-across – An old team with a gas shortage : ANOXIA
15-across – Spreading disease of huge proportions, half caught : EPIDEMIC
16-across – Europeans from Asia, if back to front? : IBERIANS
19-across – Music award lame — about right? : GRAMMY
21-across – Some letters in journalism as the adopted title : MASTHEAD
22-across – Figure out filling to stop decay : DISUSE
24-across – Cuckoo swimming through Paris, say? : INSANE
25-across – Succession witnessed cutting hedge technology : CHAINSAW
26-across – Complimentary, as a run-down battery, say? : FREE
27-across – Behind time, setter caught in rainstorm finds something waterproof : TARPAULIN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Uplifting story including chapter for brilliant show : ECLAT
2-down – President going topless to screen movie kiss for old video recording? : BETAMAX
3-down – Lively metal, not quite grey at the edges : ZINGY
4-down – Be like Lear’s Pobble, say, sweet thing : LACTOSE
5-down – Process of renewal with regards to Lance Armstrong’s career : RECYCLING
6-down – Filthy window around top of house, nothing getting wiped : PROFANE
7-down – Cold fish on record in sticky wrapper : CLINGFILM
13-down – Head above dark cloud, perhaps, that requires little thought : NOBRAINER
14-down – Shame meat and beans boiled : ABASEMENT
17-down – Once more, find European president doing a U-turn : RETRACE
18-down – Vicious people up for a cocktail : SIDECAR
20-down – Team that’s sexy not reaching the top, embodying gutless side : ARSENAL
22-down – Short, a work for television, perhaps : DRAMA
23-down – Feature of Cheltenham, perhaps, in the country : SPAIN
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.