This crossword No. 26254 clues and answers were published on Thu 08 May 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26254 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Pressure after vote in nearby country’s become invalid : EXPIRE
4-across – Puts on in revised version that’s clear : UNSTOP
9-across – Name the first to be knocked off : ABEL
10-across – Powerful instrument included in contents of chest buried in South by pirate : STEAMORGAN
11-across – Land in East, namely, taken back after British period : BRUNEI
12-across – Roman emperor’s endless automatic action in waters off Italy : ADRIATIC
13-across – New organ I ordered from country in Europe : NORWEGIAN
15-across – Sportsman needing to be cheered : BLUE
16-across – Has a complaint and is lambasting shopkeeper up front : AILS
17-across – Look for bill with extra length — characteristic of a healthy bird? : SLEEKNESS
21-across – Second question changed around for operational unit : SQUADRON
22-across – Dreadful cut on a bird with beautiful plumage : TOUCAN
24-across – Major cut to obsolete weapon, with political co-operation : BIPARTISAN
25-across – Having lately joined a certain choir? Absolutely : DEAD
26-across – Outline of small boat : SKETCH
27-across – Character holding rook and duck — or another bird : PARROT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Prohibit European doctor going on legendary vessel : EMBARGO
2-down – Right-winger in US, type that’s irritating about left : PALIN
3-down – Not acting on trap set up by police : RESTING
5-down – Drama with extinct bird, mostly about having ceased to be : NOMORE
6-down – Para unit deployed around line to provide protection for sailor : TARPAULIN
7-down – Pair with a bit of script that’s nutty stuff : PRALINE
8-down – Property of sheep and goats in story, in different senses : SEPARABLENESS
14-down – Certainly knowing setter and solver exist without barrier being put up : WELLAWARE
16-down – Doesn’t put in prison, even under a Conservative : ACQUITS
18-down – Oddly, it’s a volcano — even so, I land in northern Europe : ESTONIA
19-down – Revised atlases showing result of oceanic evaporation : SEASALT
20-down – Intended to arouse emotion — result, initially, of hearing organ : EROTIC
23-down – Concluding you can find the answer below : UNDER
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.