This crossword No. 26652 clues and answers were published on Mon 17 Aug 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26652 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Blaming a number before making sure : CENSURING
10-across – A valediction is something cast in gold : ADIEU
11-across – Taking another course in sewing : TACKING
12-across – A roué not waiting for his cut? : RAKEOFF
13-across – It’s played when one is out of form : HOOKY
14-across – Untruthful hedonists booted out : DISHONEST
16-across – Where to obtain counter-intelligence? : INFORMATIONDESK
19-across – Turn out when a sprinter is replaced : TRANSPIRE
21-across – Sweets for kids : FOOLS
22-across – Finance record reveals arrears : BACKLOG
23-across – Mascara make-up used by Latin American entertainers : MARACAS
24-across – Stop being stuffy : CLOSE
25-across – Is done in a different way in the Far East : INDONESIA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Alcoholic haze? : SCOTCHMIST
2-down – Rob has to leave work : KNOCKOFF
3-down – Sunseekers take off for this state : NUDITY
4-down – It may be used to lift a football side : WING
5-down – Crashing gears gives feeling full of hostility : AGGRESSIVE
6-down – Face up? It might mean the opposite! : BACKDOWN
7-down – Colin goes out East to see her : NICOLE
8-down – Expert in Polish : BUFF
14-down – Means to secure artistic work? : DRAWINGPIN
15-down – Straddles and makes a capture at sea in skirmish : TAKESASEAT
17-down – Cracked clues once more, being determined : RESOLVED
18-down – Put ban on spirits and remove without alternative : EXORCISE
20-down – It is weighed by craftsmen : ANCHOR
21-down – Sacking and burning : FIRING
22-down – Support a play or a player : BACK
23-down – Put under pressure to serve up the cheese : MADE
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.