This crossword No. 26599 clues and answers were published on Tue 16 Jun 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26599 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – After prayer, I have growing concern for socialist experiment : COLLECTIVEFARM
8-across – One night in Quebec for this Canadian : INUIT
9-across – Nurses’ leader notes one’s worrying condition : NEUROSIS
11-across – In country house, endless draught : CHEQUER
12-across – Percy’s resistance to push for change in advance : HOTSPUR
13-across – Had a chance to secure a place in the country : DACHA
15-across – Extra rules around initialised Short Message System : MORSECODE
17-across – Carer’s surname mistakenly given to papers : NURSEMAID
20-across – Finally retired, challenge to return for former county : DYFED
21-across – Gets down article with one’s knowledge : ALIGHTS
23-across – Lazy, but is successful and extremely happy : WORKSHY
25-across – Glow from off-peak heater nice — one’s out of it : RADIANCE
26-across – Animal’s bone found in bits : ORIBI
27-across – Unmixed drink quite horrible, unless air is circulated : TEQUILASUNRISE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Curiously random occurrence blocking fuel : COINCIDENTAL
2-down – Wretch in peasant garb removing top : LOUSE
3-down – Parent’s half as old as us — following? : ENTOURAGE
4-down – Beat given by instrument, no favourite, creating a storm : TANTRUM
5-down – One answering for token : VOUCHER
6-down – War zone that is right away from country’s boundary : FRONT
7-down – Poor infrastructure not affected by storms : RAINPROOF
10-down – Hence unlucky casualties from the smiling assassin? : FRIENDLYFIRE
14-down – Opening menu, I don’t go first for gristle : CARTILAGE
16-down – Duck out of sight, perhaps, in cover : EIDERDOWN
18-down – Learns a remarkable stock of insults : ARSENAL
19-down – From pills, died in front of shareholders : DOWNERS
22-down – Poem from WWI leader almost upset country : HAIKU
24-down – Some terrific stories turned up in this : SCIFI
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.