This crossword No. 26499 clues and answers were published on Thu 19 Feb 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26499 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Bunk where youth has solitary confinement : BOLONEY
5-across – Sense of dread in oligarch’s heart, as a hoodlum : GANGSTA
9-across – Eat half of plate, then drink : DIGIN
10-across – Sauce, if horse growls? Then ___, did you say? : BEARNAISE
11-across – Those exchanged in an argument for these : CROSSWORDS
12-across – Trojan prince is lacking a jumper : PARA
14-across – Tom has followed instructions, when about to get involved : COMPLICATED
18-across – Mental aberrations, opposite points written in biro, smart perhaps? : BRAINSTORMS
21-across – All leaders in organisation invariably like you, overly suave : OILY
22-across – Knuckle-dragger in German war machine almost infiltrating ring : CHIMPANZEE
25-across – Bringing over old stuff from the East, game for Venetian traveller : MARCOPOLO
26-across – Entrance blocked to vast throne room in northern residence : IGLOO
27-across – Scholarly head of languages brought in : LEARNED
28-across – Indications show surprising gains, for example, after recovery : SIGNAGE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Part of a dress cut into pieces — that’s beyond a stinker! : BODICE
2-down – Continue trailing around duck in pool? : LAGOON
3-down – Flash Gordon’s last feature overcoming criminal, poster claims : NANOSECOND
4-down – Having removed hat, policeman climbs over top of outbuilding to get hooligan : YOBBO
5-down – Gradual line oddly askew, coming from the thyroid, perhaps : GLANDULAR
6-down – Less than ten, I need? : NINE
7-down – Satirical pieces about god in tight clothing : SKIPANTS
8-down – Singer gathering support for Australian city : ADELAIDE
13-down – Sport takes off, given topping coverage : ICESKATING
15-down – Union with club’s splintered fragments : MATCHWOOD
16-down – Expert not entirely comprehending opera that’s weird : ABNORMAL
17-down – Island retail giant? : MALLORCA
19-down – A zebra dropping guts, munching bitter plant : AZALEA
20-down – Shrivelled old man secreting foundation in exquisite set of personal make-up? : GENOME
23-down – Unfortunate bosom? : MOOBS
24-down – A choice of extremes in perversion? : PORN
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.