This crossword No. 26069 clues and answers were published on Thu 03 Oct 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26069 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Severely punish, making someone accept work forcibly? : THROWTHEBOOKAT
8-across – Drink coming in dribble at back of pub : BOOZE
9-across – Region of intellectuals including exceptional lad : MIDLANDS
11-across – American philosopher, this writer entertained by Elizabeth and Charles? : EMERSON
12-across – Any number put in rank alongside Eastern VIP : GRANDEE
13-across – Past would include gross conduct you’d expect from yobs : AGGRO
15-across – Action of bailiffs in school? There’s anguish, not half, about that : DISTRAINT
17-across – Someone who is ignored — object? : NONPERSON
20-across – Bank at sea? Say nothing, little troublemaker! : SHELF
21-across – Big leader off, free to move around as outcast : REFUGEE
23-across – Cricketer outside his own country, spinning in theatre of combat : WARZONE
25-across – Games I’ll run, sticking to the rules excessively : LEGALISM
26-across – Section of rock, cold material : CLINT
27-across – One chum gets one agitated and all that sort of thing : ETHOCGENUSOMNE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Social conventions awfully stern, restricting competent fellow : TABLEMANNERS
2-down – Sound of horse in river : RHONE
3-down – Ethos went sloppy — one should get things sharpened up : WHETSTONE
4-down – Sheltering in coal scuttle is little primate : HOMINID
5-down – Derek, an artist, establishing wine stores : BODEGAS
6-down – Order whale-hunter to finish early and beach in time of war : OMAHA
7-down – The final minutes of football? That could briefly make our tour! : ADDEDTIME
10-down – Among atheists he is pink : LEFTOFCENTRE
14-down – Neglectful learner out getting drunk to sink towards the floor : GENUFLECT
16-down – Others with agitation mounting about Conservative limits : RESTRICTS
18-down – Time to get stuck into a bit of dressmaking or cooking? : STEWING
19-down – Journalist gets first sniff of scandal probing cardinal : NEWSMAN
22-down – Fertiliser put on with summer month coming up : GUANO
24-down – Nothing holy? Hesitation to give biased description of people’s religion : OPIUM
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.