This crossword No. 26405 clues and answers were published on Fri 31 Oct 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26405 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Social animal’s head nibbled a filling form of food : ABITOFADO
10-across – Clue to father of animal? : PANDA
11-across – Animal of rank eating half a horse : TIGER
12-across – It’s not normal to make dancing bear caper without money : ABERRANCE
13-across – Has-been, broken spirit, lamenting : BANSHEE
14-across – Employ uniform — form of cover is covert : UTILISE
17-across – Caracas: not as exotic as an African capital : ACCRA
19-across – A welcome approach? : AVE
20-across – Teaching of animal by its parent : DOGMA
21-across – Waddle about with right loafer : DAWDLER
22-across – Pressure intensified and produced hail : PRAISED
24-across – Amusing chap, Don: perhaps he might join AA? : CARDRIVER
26-across – Making an animal noise, children hang around : MOOCH
28-across – Animals given quarter in hovel, with hindsight : MULES
29-across – Misguided terror legislation introduced — it maintains an open wound : RETRACTOR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 24 : LAST
2-down – Animal spirit of small wooden vessel : PIGGIN
3-down – Dramatic split worth a full apology? : FOURTHWALL
4-down – Container to take animal food : CANAPE
5-down – Animal clue: odd little thing : MOLECULE
6-down – Prompt small audible noise from animal : SPUR
7-down – Slaughter of gnu in den without respite : UNENDING
8-down – Produced from animal earmarked as a potential father : MALE
13-down – Animal with a number of whiskers : BEARD
15-down – Take wild animal and dine on hot food : INDIANMEAL
16-down – Animal spirit, ultimately wild : ELAND
18-down – Animal only just taking off head of chicken : COWARDLY
19-down – Animal, one last pair to appear, God willing, on vessel to save them : AARDVARK
22-down – Boatman, cruel to put animal in oven dish : PIRATE
23-down – Way to get food for animals : STOATS
24-down – Failed animal in role of team leader : CAME
25-down – Mounted headless horse in horror : ROSE
27-down – Animal with pronounced whiskers : HARE
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.