This crossword No. 26285 clues and answers were published on Fri 13 Jun 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26285 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Where chap, say, gets introduction to equitation : MANEGE
4-across – About a hundred in here, misbehaving? : CRECHE
9-across – Someone employing trick’s first to finish : USER
10-across – Hope guy makes prig head off in torrential rain : RURITANIAN
11-across – Pompey supporter hit man in business : CICERO
12-across – Model curtsied for starters : CRUDITES
13-across – Silly gag about Wossy’s comeback — he started it! : AGGRESSOR
15-across – Cut short segment on board : BRIE
16-across – Destroy wine container in pit fire : SACK
17-across – Overthrow pact due to manoeuvres : COUPDETAT
21-across – Lots of Glühwein here, diverting 18 over weekend : APRESSKI
22-across – Comment by primate : APERCU
24-across – Note time a settee’s upholstered : TETEATETES
25-across – Where to find rabbits, say, and cats : LYNX
26-across – He attempts summit of Eiger first, using this? : ETRIER
27-across – The way things stand, a strike’s not new : ASITIS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Girl can’t sing properly round church, as several lights are here : MISSING
2-down – She tends to dash around the Home Counties : NURSE
3-down – People in Bordeaux right to replace small boys there? : GARCONS
5-down – Gustatory disorder, say, getting drunk with this? : ROTGUT
6-down – Defraud French company about to recruit good caretaker : CONCIERGE
7-down – Return entrance money before shelving display : ETAGERE
8-down – They analysed stool and got scrip : PROCTOLOGISTS
14-down – Criminal career kept failing after ceding power : RACKETEER
16-down – First drink’s on setter : SUPREME
18-down – Prince lifts honours : PRAISES
19-down – See 1 : ACCENTS
20-down – Fly places during half-term : TSETSE
23-down – Lustre reflected in oriental ceramics : ECLAT
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.