This crossword No. 26207 clues and answers were published on Fri 14 Mar 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26207 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Gun torture for fun remains for downed British companions : BANGERSANDMASH
8-across – Felon primarily after article, one getting nicked? : THIEF
9-across – Useless gaffe that’s faced by pubertal boys? : BUMFLUFF
11-across – Do kill : EXECUTE
12-across – Albert distanced from royal muse confused for royal spouse : SEYMOUR
13-across – No girl, not entirely — the reverse, a boy : SIMON
15-across – Tubes out of shape, I go beyond circle : OESOPHAGI
17-across – Improving on subject, need less stuffing : ONTHEMEND
20-across – Very big heads in our bankrupt economy spoiling everything : OBESE
21-across – Cat — or shark, by the sound of it? : CHEETAH
23-across – Ring the companion of an inventor, we hear? : GROMMET
25-across – Wee-wee, then sound of explosion dropping rear for baby’s amusement : PEEKABOO
26-across – Red queen hearts? On the contrary : HENNA
27-across – False prophet’s decree, something said, looking back : REPORTEDSPEECH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fudge-coated voices, premier of choirs is sweet : BUTTERSCOTCH
2-down – Green brought over into blue via navy : NAIVE
3-down – Blind partner and uncle dancing merengue ultimately is filth : EFFLUENCE
4-down – Unknown quantity in terribly sore bum, almost freezing : SUBZERO
5-down – Flipping source of life is plague : NEMESIS
6-down – Fish in weed : MOLLY
7-down – Kill rowing team from Ipswich, say? : SUFFOCATE
10-down – Path rather difficult claiming benefits in the end for poor Americans : TRAILERTRASH
14-down – In memo there’s extremely infantile language : MOTHERESE
16-down – Under leader in paper, ring round rubbish as features editor : PHOTOSHOP
18-down – Old clip seen after middle of this show : EXHIBIT
19-down – Tree as source of bark? : DOGWOOD
22-down – Capital overly protecting the state : TOKYO
24-down – Day trip eventually starts in game : MONTE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.