This crossword No. 26610 clues and answers were published on Mon 29 Jun 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26610 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Boy accepts coppers’ grant in sterling : SPLENDID
9-across – Drink turned Eddie joyful : ELATED
10-across – Cross over the threshold : DOOR
11-across – Preoccupied when taken out : ABSTRACTED
12-across – Broke down when receiving military medal and became faint : DIMMED
14-across – Pretentious cafe gets deft renovation : AFFECTED
15-across – Harry spots Tory leader : MOLEST
17-across – Fights for waste food : SCRAPS
20-across – Measure appropriate for Cockneys : HALFINCH
22-across – Mountain trail heading west in India : BENGAL
23-across – Keeps old car laid up and motionless : STOCKSTILL
24-across – People hurry : RACE
25-across – Commotion upset our ref : FURORE
26-across – Identity of a trainee in trade union : EQUALITY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Saw him as pro-revolutionary? : APHORISM
2-down – Tight-fisted? Not far off! : NEAR
3-down – Journalist covering hostilities deserted old king : EDWARD
4-down – Jerk about to go astray, assuming that’s wonderful : TERRIFIC
5-down – Albert to contemplate a mountain range : WATCHCHAIN
6-down – Hard always being in a corner : SEVERE
8-down – Gloomy NCO occupied phone : DISMAL
13-down – Villain is a man with influence : MALEFACTOR
16-down – Forbidding nun tours Ulster : SINISTER
18-down – Cat’s coat badly clipped : STACCATO
19-down – Hikers disturbed bird : SHRIKE
21-down – Represent a Tory solicitor : ACTOUT
22-down – Live with large ram in silence : BELTUP
24-down – Be sure! Run and see : RELY
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.