This crossword No. 26463 clues and answers were published on Thu 08 Jan 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26463 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Added substances clean underwear : DOPANTS
8-across – Bird outside enclosure returned — outside a period of days : JANUARY
9-across – Actor as famous convert, born-again Christian? : PAUL
10-across – Some illumination in difficult situation following escape : LAMPLIGHT
12-across – Porn star in dalliance, sadly without affection : LINDA
13-across – Spooner’s slog, woman for taming being a dull person : CLODPATE
15-across – Capital performance by one half confused : OSLO
16-across – Biblical king given greeting with more than just a shofar, seemingly : HIRAM
17-across – Wild animal’s connections being read out : LYNX
18-across – Try to be more charming? Not I, if you do this! : TURNITON
20-across – Separate river drying up before the end : SEVER
21-across – Introductory enquiry — who played what sounds like rugby, briefly? : HOWAREYOU
22-across – Rude wife assumed command going about : LEWD
24-across – Squelchy tropical fish ship collected : MORASSY
25-across – Underwear back to front one king removed for a laugh : SNICKER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cheese nasty woman cut for author : ZOLA
2-down – Funny opera : PARLANDO
3-down – Designer’s new maternal style — see more than one Conservative wearing it : STELLA
4-down – Cleaner covering everything in part of palace, maybe : BALLROOM
5-down – Rang off, being emotionally disturbed? : HUNGUP
6-down – Terrified female given instruction to slow down : FRIT
11-down – See 3 : MCCARTNEY
12-down – Exotic dance movement with which girl wins Bruno’s heart : LASSU
14-down – Engineers with crazy guy set up electronic device : TUNER
16-down – Horses apt to bolt, abandoning a warm Leopardstown enclosure? : HOTPRESS
17-down – See 12 across : LOVELACE
19-down – See 9 : NEWMAN
20-down – One of five children in street seen in a glance : SQUINT
21-down – Someone funny and passionate with extra love : HOOT
23-down – Watery stuff from two rivers being baled out of rowing boat : WHEY
This crossword has in total 30 where 15 are across and 15 are down.