This crossword No. 26479 clues and answers were published on Tue 27 Jan 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26479 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Brutally affect as menial I maltreated : ANIMALISE
10-across – Vice ring back in the shade : OLIVE
11-across – Bit of litter in pool : KITTY
12-across – Keep stating price after backing European bank : REITERATE
13-across – She bravely fights one drug after another : HEROINE
14-across – Start off showing more malice, becoming more irritating : ITCHIER
17-across – Identifies guilty people as men corrupted repeatedly : NAMES
19-across – Skate, perhaps, that’s a little light : RAY
20-across – See 17 : NAMES
21-across – Doesn’t want vacations, is kept inside : RESISTS
22-across – Conservative soon eclipsing left, without doubt : CLEARLY
24-across – She decides on suit, one of a dozen in box : JURYWOMAN
26-across – Move back between rook and queen — got it! : ROGER
28-across – Perform seasonally in clubs, a job for actor being cut : CAROL
29-across – They combine in angry speeches about energy legislation : REACTANTS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Note in outdated currency : MARK
2-down – Champion that’s found with whiskey in VW : VICTOR
3-down – Uncontrollable desire as I stray dreadfully in current state : SATYRIASIS
4-down – President called Franklin bore : PIERCE
5-down – Happiness permitted in eccentric : FELICITY
6-down – Have some expectation of success in Scottish Open : HOPE
7-down – Tin contracted, then expanded as metal : TITANIUM
8-down – Conclusions from hearing — the children receive what parents pass on : GENE
13-down – Accolade for American taking part in marathon, originally : HONOR
15-down – Steers European jalopy set aside for religious purposes : CONSECRATE
16-down – Problem with eye after game, initially out of practice : RUSTY
18-down – Piece of religious music from mass is before scripture class : MISERERE
19-down – Shrub grew on river in a month : ROSEMARY
22-down – Author appearing in public, on radio : CONRAD
23-down – North American city’s leading lady? : REGINA
24-down – Honour weightlifter : JACK
25-down – It comprises primarily what is left, legally : WILL
27-down – What’s got out of bed? : ROSE
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.