This crossword No. 26378 clues and answers were published on Tue 30 Sep 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26378 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Result of evacuation from warship evacuated and jacketed : COWPAT
4-across – Navigator’s bit of kit to turn brown within 31 days : OCTANT
9-across – Turmeric mostly spilled between food store and toilet as result of overconsumption : DELIRIUMTREMENS
10-across – Ordinary soldier to serve as commander in Biblical land : GILEAD
11-across – Food parcel causing bulge in the nether regions? : LUNCHBOX
12-across – Scotch queen protected from displaying facial hair : WHISKERY
14-across – Rake keeping back pound coin : ROUBLE
15-across – Shostakovich and Elgar sheltering one of their ilk : HANDEL
18-across – Obstacle in path of form of speculation : ROULETTE
21-across – Four jabs administered through the looking-glass? Great! : FRABJOUS
22-across – Satirist’s turned vehicle into gardening tool : HORACE
24-across – Nudity evens out autism twice after necessary adjustments? : MUTATISMUTANDIS
25-across – Proceed unsteadily with introduction to dark stranger : DODDER
26-across – Slope put on ice : SHELVE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Dubious heirs to Switzerland’s treasure : CHERISH
2-down – Moan, if drink’s drunk hot : WHINE
3-down – Operatic heroine’s number to finish up : ARIADNE
5-down – Investigator of death trap concealing nothing : CORONER
6-down – A parasite receiving paper hat, originally from charitable institution : ALMSHOUSE
7-down – One old racist party piercing Labour’s protective wrapping : TINFOIL
8-down – Badly wanting a maypole to hire : EMPLOY
13-down – Took part, keeping pig in cupboard : SIDEBOARD
16-down – About to embrace girls, touching bottom : AGROUND
17-down – Revolutionary carrying round eagle’s head, like a big cat : LEONINE
18-down – Pick up birds raised to follow soldiers : RESUME
19-down – Hun running amok craving divorce? : UNHITCH
20-down – Cream, mostly, and fan thereof, turning touchy : TACTILE
23-down – Nearly, nearly suffering disorder of internal organ : RENAL
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.