This crossword No. 26048 clues and answers were published on Mon 09 Sep 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26048 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Artist in copper : CONSTABLE
8-across – Charge made on collection : ONSET
9-across – Rod, pole, but plainly not perch : PIKESTAFF
10-across – He leads many to sin : DEVIL
12-across – Not the way to walk or speak, surely? : FALTER
13-across – Mother queueing for InterCity travel? : MAINLINE
14-across – Naturally good leg-spinners : SPIDERS
17-across – Jailbird before the bench has to toe the line : CONFORM
20-across – Dance involving sailors — one form of exercise : HORNPIPE
22-across – Fool it’s silly to help : ASSIST
24-across – Catch a right during a fight : SPRAT
25-across – Animal in company with suspicious bird : CASSOWARY
26-across – A gift for dishonesty? : BRIBE
27-across – No friendly blaze to give soldiers a warm welcome : ENEMYFIRE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – She’s barely remembered as being against oppressive taxes : GODIVA
2-down – Agreed sea tends to be rough : ASSENTED
3-down – Agent works without end : FACTOR
4-down – Reputation for enjoying poor health? : ILLFAME
5-down – Girl has the French rising temper : ANNEAL
6-down – Couturier resigned in a tantrum : DESIGNER
11-down – Duck takes cover on the beach : LIDO
15-down – Shakespearean magician’s ring vanishes with flourishes : PROSPERS
16-down – Bird run over by a train : RAIL
18-down – Loud-mouthed female union member to use the rod first : FISHWIFE
19-down – Keeps breaking down in tears : RETAINS
21-down – Awful barney not far away : NEARBY
22-down – Put it on without being told? : ASSUME
23-down – Wrongly arrest French intellectual : SARTRE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.