This crossword No. 26240 clues and answers were published on Tue 22 Apr 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26240 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Sign that Tommy’s upset about Penny : SYMPTOM
5-across – Line the loft : LATTICE
9-across – A royal badger? : HARRY
10-across – Managers of the Stones swapping Elton John initially with the Modfather and Sabbath : JEWELLERS
11-across – Note: money — 1,000 pounds for impressions : NEUROGRAMS
12-across – Knight strips off outer layers to reveal inner woman : LADY
14-across – Domestic appliances: the plate was his but the _____ : DISHWASHERS
18-across – Abolitionist deals fierce blow to suppress the onset of racism : WILBERFORCE
21-across – Miss Elizabeth enters study doing a pirouette : NEED
22-across – Stomach of wasp I distracted with flower : ASPIDISTRA
25-across – Violently separated from a racehorse? : ESTRAPADE
26-across – French monarch’s solution? Fighting not fleeing : LOUIS
27-across – King and queens imprison evil murderers : KILLERS
28-across – Spooner’s youthful environment produces oilseed : SOYBEAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fabulous creature puts hearts in a whirl with kiss : SPHINX
2-down – Maybe Antonius, Roman consul under senate leaders? : MARCUS
3-down – Plays idle or plays with action man, perhaps : TOYSOLDIER
4-down – Officer’s trouble over his men? : MAJOR
5-down – Latin woman struggles with beard, regularly gets cutter : LAWNMOWER
6-down – In India, weight that’s lifted a great deal : TOLA
7-down – Before a setter compiled, one goes from 1 to 2 to 3 … : ITERATES
8-down – Writer who claims S, perhaps, equals T? : ESSAYIST
13-down – Ealing’s first endless caper. Silly? Criminal? Very! : ESPECIALLY
15-down – Politicians and passengers love them : SAFESEATS
16-down – Ex-England spin bowler knocks out no boundaries with two turns : SWANNECK
17-down – As a customer, I can’t sell shears without spades : CLIENTAL
19-down – Become familiar with ABBA’s debut song on the radio : ATTUNE
20-down – Former chancellor was hopeless, dividing half the capital : LAWSON
23-down – Following current, river delivered components : ITEMS
24-down – Perhaps Earth’s off limits for Superman’s girlfriend : LANE
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.