This crossword No. 26216 clues and answers were published on Tue 25 Mar 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26216 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Appropriate face for 19 24 21’s creation … : BAGPUSS
5-across – … one of 19 24 21’s creations that might be dropped : CLANGER
9-across – 27 or 8, separately? : APART
10-across – In a mess, if iced tea turned into vinegar : ACETIFIED
11-across – One may be charged with crime after needing a drink : DRYBATTERY
12-across – 4 or 19 24 21’s 20 : IVOR
14-across – Time he brought in drinks for 19 24 21’s creation : NOGGINTHENOG
18-across – Don, seducer in trouble, may be ignored : UNCONSIDERED
21-across – Gun carriage finally makes an entrance : GATE
22-across – A shot writer nurses one left at home : PENICILLIN
25-across – Opening covered with pink material : CORPOREAL
26-across – Novice upset about missing conclusion : ENVOI
27-across – Dennis accepts rate reform — he’s no friend of Hamlet : LAERTES
28-across – Marilyn has church for old tennis player : MCENROE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Stage directors have seats on them : BOARDS
2-down – Good boy, oddly ignored, eyes girl : GLADYS
3-down – Fluid put on patio? Not altogether : UPTOAPOINT
4-down – Shakespeare’s will is retained by Marshal Tito : SHALT
5-down – Authorisation required for this sort of sale? : CLEARANCE
6-down – Fervent giant-killer loses his head : AVID
7-down – Mournful composer crossing Alsace? : GRIEVING
8-down – Kit appears in show with animals — he’s no friend of Othello : RODERIGO
13-down – You must be on base — you look likely to be frightening : THEEVILEYE
15-down – Frank Ifield’s first — see gulls gathering round : GUILELESS
16-down – American revolutionary chewed garlic? Such spirit! : SURGICAL
17-down – One leaving Old Tolbooth without penalty? : SCOTFREE
19-down – Goldsmith’s musical : OLIVER
20-down – Car part, say, overlapping 9 : ENGINE
23-down – Faith is supported by short Asian monk : ISLAM
24-down – Letters from the office : POST
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.