This crossword No. 26087 clues and answers were published on Thu 24 Oct 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26087 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – It’s OK for youngsters, but not for when we’re getting on : BADINAGE
9-across – Sauce not right with a prophet : ELISHA
10-across – You can bet here’s a misdemeanour in company : CASINO
12-across – Man of rank struggled with endless greatness : SERGEANT
13-across – Bath chaps reflect some local feature : SPA
14-across – In time, bad type could do with correction : ERRATA
16-across – Prince shortly named over regarding curved surfaces : GEODETIC
17-across – Wherein I might have been patriotic, but you end ferocious : BRUTISH
20-across – Weather in 17 before it changed going to eastern country : UKRAINE
23-across – Difficulty of getting label for minced horse? : SHORTAGE
24-across – 12 with lonely hearts? : PEPPER
26-across – Epidemic brought back from the Gulf : FLU
27-across – Average pest said to produce irrational fear : PARANOIA
28-across – Strong ham, as 79 of 12,087 : FACTOR
31-across – Private words, as over a party : ASIDES
32-across – Dial can be cool : LAIDBACK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – State doubly likely in the elderly? : GAGA
2-down – Tragic heroine in opera, mostly parody : MIMI
3-down – Snack for prophet in Salvation Army : SAMOSA
4-down – Seems artificial silver in cable, say : MESSAGE
5-down – Annual time to arrest : YEARBOOK
6-down – Army officer gives assistance on point to make off : AIDEDECAMP
7-down – Hang about with a Scot from Africa : GHANAIAN
11-down – Gentleman is upright : SIR
14-down – Decline of Thatcherite released from bird : EBB
15-down – Pudding gobbled, drawback later : AFTERWARDS
18-down – Practise 21 in rising Surrey town : REHEARSE
19-down – Ocean mount? : SEAHORSE
21-down – Attention is part of learning : EAR
22-down – It occurs to a shadow minister to keep notes : BEFALLS
24-down – Bird’s taken in by brash advertisement : PUFFIN
25-down – Indulge in huff : PET
29-down – Copper live, solid and regular : CUBE
30-down – Island loses little time over whales : ORCA
This crossword has in total 34 where 16 are across and 18 are down.