This crossword No. 26039 clues and answers were published on Thu 29 Aug 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26039 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Heading west, curve around port : ACCRA
4-across – Moving in the right direction, having several training sessions? : ONCOURSE
8-across – Question asked by someone comparing Christmas presents etc? : ANDWHATHAVEYOU
10-across – Economist’s suggestion for a cannibal’s feast? : FRIEDMAN
11-across – Some holy stranger encountered in place on missionary journey : LYSTRA
12-across – Security person with hairy bits at the front of University Hospital : LOCKSMITH
15-across – Fine instrument dramatist uses : AMATI
17-across – Liberal request made by independent political theorist, once : LASKI
18-across – Guy of 7 in short-staffed group : MANNERING
19-across – Make a killing, maybe, as murderer keeping quiet : CASHIN
21-across – High priest’s casual greeting, unusual around church : HIERARCH
24-across – Message from 7 undone by a plod, a graft with sun, gales, ice : GREATGODTHISIS
25-across – Cooks of now and yesteryear? : CAPTAINS
26-across – Hollow bishop with a thing to be confessed? : BASIN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 24 : ANAWFULPLACE
2-down – Portions from the chippy? Lunch boxes no longer have them! : CODPIECES
3-down – Pest starting off fast, hard to catch : APHID
4-down – Exclusion of drunken sot with display of unacceptable bigotry : OSTRACISM
5-down – Bird to sing, missing note : CHAT
6-down – See ad and buy product, finally to be cooked now? : USEBYDATE
7-down – Explorer beginning to suffer with cold, excessively : SCOTT
9-down – Enjoying fine weather? Something our readers probably won’t be doing! : TAKINGTHESUN
13-down – Reliable but losing heart — is worker, in terms of self-image? : SOIDISANT
14-down – Sidney had curled up nice and warm, maybe : HENDIADYS
16-down – It’s not just the workers they look after : APIARISTS
20-down – Casual society set up in the country : SYRIA
22-down – Therapy that could come from a herb : REHAB
23-down – Fruit not looking so good, a third wasted : UGLI
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.