This crossword No. 26677 clues and answers were published on Tue 15 Sep 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26677 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Put up in church but it may be loose : CHANGE
4-across – Talk in backroom of pub was effective : RABBIT
9-across – Getting on to police — pinching conkers! : NOSPRINGCHICKEN
10-across – Sell right Yorkshire bitter, I’d say : RETAIL
11-across – Stopped one looking embarrassed about lie : ARRESTED
12-across – State cover up these outrageous criminal charges : RAPSHEET
14-across – Performed valiantly in the old country : YEOMAN
15-across – Charm shown by Nicola Sturgeon, perhaps, to a degree : MASCOT
18-across – Criticising what solvers are doing? No point : DECRYING
21-across – Old barrister: Men have spoken about scene of fatal shootings : OKCORRAL
22-across – Men are set to put a new handle on : RENAME
24-across – To be the boss’s squeeze was sheer torture : WEARTHETROUSERS
25-across – Grey, maybe, or blue? It’s tricky : SADIST
26-across – A weave whenever you fancy it : ATWILL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Infection around spot needs cream applied regularly : CHOLERA
2-down – A mountain that’s good to climb : ALPHA
3-down – Say, John Brown lying in his grave starts to rise! It’s not true : GHILLIE
5-down – Lost drunk butts in here : ASHTRAY
6-down – Supports politician — it’s happened before now : BACKSTORY
7-down – Lady sat round wrapping present : THERESA
8-down – Keeps stopping a performance car — stunned : AGHAST
13-down – Comforted, having been duped by The Voice : SUCCOURED
16-down – Rings low down financial advisers after head vanishes : ANKLETS
17-down – Guides through dark hills, guerilla-infested : TORCHES
18-down – Cancel date set up online : DELETE
19-down – Focus here on nothing, right? Complain! : CARPORT
20-down – Maureen left for Spain after bust-up, as I was in Rome : NUMERAL
23-down – Japanese-American in thirties interviewed for promotion : NISEI
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.