This crossword No. 26640 clues and answers were published on Mon 03 Aug 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26640 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Subdue back of class at frequent intervals : SOFTEN
4-across – Story gets backing — editor in high spirits : ELATED
9-across – Place to use deception at university : LIEU
10-across – Suffering with relatives? Write to these for advice : AGONYAUNTS
11-across – Strike for which the catering staff is responsible : BUFFET
12-across – Order cattle by the head : NEATNESS
13-across – How seasick people feel on disembarking? : BETTEROFF
15-across – Fruit attached to the trunk : HIPS
16-across – Intervals quietly employed in empty talk : GAPS
17-across – Ballet posture of Lincoln in square dance : ARABESQUE
21-across – Demonstrates hostility to private accommodation : BARRACKS
22-across – A number of horses making way to arena : STRING
24-across – About a hundred men come out to set the ball rolling again : RECOMMENCE
25-across – Large number seen in a doctor’s rounds : AMMO
26-across – Give a plain description of French capital : DEFINE
27-across – What boy did with toy — and same with game! : RHYMED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Capture by sudden attack : SEIZURE
2-down – Blunder will get you down : FLUFF
3-down – Retired thespian appearing as Shylock? : EXACTOR
5-down – Bet on chap not being a cleric : LAYMAN
6-down – Repeated absenteeism gets curates in trouble : TRUANCIES
7-down – Has a hatred of French exams : DETESTS
8-down – It’s cheap and any number can get it, apparently : GOINGFORASONG
14-down – Past offer may result in contracts : TAPERSOFF
16-down – OK to take the lead : GOAHEAD
18-down – Beg bread initially, then cheese spread : BESEECH
19-down – Undistinguished and mundane assembly : UNNAMED
20-down – Perspicacity shown by a hundred university chaps : ACUMEN
23-down – True capital of Moroccan kingdom : REALM
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.