This crossword No. 26520 clues and answers were published on Mon 16 Mar 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26520 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Spoke to skilled prisoner first : CONVERSED
6-across – Tiresome beat starts to test hotel resident’s unruffled manner : THRUM
9-across – Sally follows English outfit : EQUIP
10-across – Took legal action about slur that’s lasting : SUSTAINED
11-across – Obvious successor holds a broadcast : OVERTHEAIR
12-across – Legendary creature one follows still : YETI
14-across – Priest endlessly seeking promotion is a fool : FATHEAD
15-across – Militant caught slashing tyre : RADICAL
17-across – Composer has staff fiddle with opening of opera : RODRIGO
19-across – Old king alone a short while with knight : SOLOMON
20-across – Girl keeps king safe : SURE
22-across – Dunce’s unfortunate to say it again : ILLITERATE
25-across – After a drink, German enthusiast gets a biscuit : GINGERNUT
26-across – Nothing’s charged for fruit : OLIVE
27-across – Tory leader licking fish : TROUT
28-across – Exhausted when deliveries get impounded : OVERSPENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Officer adopts Soviet ideology : CREDO
2-down – Una, awkwardly placed, is queasy : NAUSEATED
3-down – Understanding it makes one sick, when circuiting course : EMPATHETIC
4-down – Lay aside the Guardian among waste : SUSPEND
5-down – Vagrant clutches one set of papers : DOSSIER
6-down – Drop speed : TEAR
7-down – Nationalist in revolt may cause a splash : RINSE
8-down – I’m all done cooking piece of meat : MEDAILLON
13-down – Cheating ruled out as arranged : ADULTEROUS
14-down – Gift horse dealt with providence : FORESIGHT
16-down – Tower that’s ostentatious on a river : CAMPANILE
18-down – In Florida, king’s to arrive wearing spectacles : ORLANDO
19-down – Knock over sketch and get let off : SKITTLE
21-down – Musical piece, where start of recapitulation’s on the tonic : RONDO
23-down – Player’s opening match : EVENT
24-down – Excitement when trickster loses his head : HEAT
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.