This crossword No. 26175 clues and answers were published on Wed 05 Feb 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26175 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – As long as a ruler gets buried near the end? : ONEFOOT
5-across – Looking at the downside of maturity : OVERTHE
9-across – Lie around entrance to basilica that’s columnar : TABLE
10-across – Outstandingly good sewers assembled with joints? : BEESKNEES
11-across – Blossom indisposed, so Annie’s dressing : MAYONNAISE
12-across – Number of books consisting of lives and biographical novels, primarily : ISBN
14-across – Short of three lots of supporters in the cemetery? : SIXFEETUNDER
18-across – Magical image of Victorian parlour entertainment : LANTERNSLIDE
21-across – See 5 : HILL
22-across – See 1 : INTHEGRAVE
25-across – Fish channel, deep sounds with this : BASSVOICE
26-across – Equal volume is central to currency : RIVAL
27-across – Lock mechanism dryer : TUMBLER
28-across – Lays out problem plant : ALYSSUM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Having taken the stage, send up prompt : ONTIME
2-down – Potential issue, more by fancy : EMBRYO
3-down – Queen Elizabeth’s reliance on cooks? : OCEANLINER
4-down – Not much pulled up to cover one’s bone : TIBIA
5-down – Cricketing events before spring flood : OVERSWELL
6-down – Fraternal order of molluscs lacking two dimensions : ELKS
7-down – English region is doubly English when gripped by extremely tedious arrogance : TEESSIDE
8-down – Theatrical location used by hotels in Oregon : ELSINORE
13-down – Instrument inserting last of Cointreau in double dry : HURDYGURDY
15-down – Banker elected to be grabbed by one keenly interested in breeding : FINANCIER
16-down – Group leader with live-time characters : ALPHABET
17-down – A muscle-flexing, name-concealing land representative : UNCLESAM
19-down – Cloth : CANVAS
20-down – Very fancy, Lumley — no end of fancy paper : VELLUM
23-down – Sympathy enables accommodating source of laughter? : HYENA
24-down – Rising bog round ground : OVAL
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.