This crossword No. 26391 clues and answers were published on Wed 15 Oct 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26391 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – In play Viola’s stopped by a knight in the country : SLOVAKIA
5-across – Cattle food from trough changing hands : MANGEL
9-across – Father takes turn with little inclination : APPETITE
10-across – Hollywood star, one of 12 drinking G&T : BOGART
12-across – Fastens covers over farm animals : BOARS
13-across – One circle converted to square : RECONCILE
14-across – Characteristic step heard after troops’ second entry into the Tower : TRAITORSGATE
18-across – 10 asked for it in due course : ASTIMEGOESBY
21-across – Summary of artist’s stage exit is not recorded : OFFCAMERA
23-across – Little woman in song knocked back wine : RIOJA
24-across – Urgency ranking, say, overturned after short hearing : TRIAGE
25-across – Snake’s come a cropper, an unexpected bonus : WINDFALL
26-across – Player of course could find it tricky to follow on : DOGLEG
27-across – Definitely trendy equipment for use in bed : INSPADES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cast getting hold of adult books in poor condition : SHABBY
2-down – Solitary individual old pub’s managed without : ORPHAN
3-down – I’m nature’s fluid remedy for disease : ANTISERUM
4-down – Confused in calling the French Dutch : INTERMINGLED
6-down – Unpalatable fruit or a cereal? : ACORN
7-down – Dignity — informer briefly clutches Bible with it : GRAVITAS
8-down – Production of Cats, say, editor covered haphazardly : LITTERED
11-down – Go into care managed by an oldie : OCTOGENARIAN
15-down – Nasty smells on the rise until most of mug dried out : SOBEREDUP
16-down – Frisked about and drove cat wild : CAVORTED
17-down – What choirs do about sound of violent shoving? : STUFFING
19-down – Officer giving orders to tie up chicken : COWARD
20-down – US city depressed everyone coming in from the south : DALLAS
22-down – Wife leaves deviously to get fish : ANGLE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.