This crossword No. 26287 clues and answers were published on Mon 16 Jun 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26287 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Try hard to keep parking space for boffin : EXPERT
4-across – Fly in son’s mobile home : SCAMPER
9-across – Show flashes of brilliance when resolving court case : CORUSCATE
10-across – Mark has song for girl : MARIA
11-across – Girl in an anaemic state : ASHEN
12-across – Loony enters a stream to get duck, a protected species : ARMADILLO
13-across – Kind of shirt with a frill — that’s tasty : TRUFFLE
15-across – Take turns to have books in class : ROTATE
17-across – Climbed like a snake : SCALED
19-across – Runs through articles : PIERCES
22-across – Irene gets a bit giddy when drunk : INEBRIATE
24-across – Detective has a drink to start eating : DIGIN
26-across – Baby appearing in Pilgrim’s Progress : SPROG
27-across – Assistant keeps wine cold for champ : MASTICATE
28-across – Offended indignation for failure? Gone bust! : DUDGEON
29-across – Slip away and head off setback : ELAPSE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Penny’s restrained from liking charm : ENCHANT
2-down – Copper’s crafty to dry up : PARCH
3-down – Comfortable about bridge opponents becoming bitter : RESENTFUL
4-down – Team leader wears bowler in ship : STEAMER
5-down – Ready to defend a castle by the sea : ARMED
6-down – Pity Carla drunk and incapable : PARALYTIC
7-down – Sedition doesn’t start to make sense : REASON
8-down – Refuse to relinquish barrel in service station : GARAGE
14-down – Relative gets a warning sign that’s not vindicated : UNCLEARED
16-down – Tory leader studied philosopher? That’s soul-destroying! : TREADMILL
18-down – Empty bottles of French promoters : DEADMEN
19-down – Give satisfaction to clergyman getting contract : PLEASE
20-down – Frank is after soldier : SINCERE
21-down – Heartlessly ill-treated but failed to notice : MISSED
23-down – Greek captured by wanton scoundrel : ROGUE
25-down – German has file to hold firmly : GRASP
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.