This crossword No. 26698 clues and answers were published on Fri 09 Oct 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26698 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Send back starter of grouse, possible disappointment for toast lover eating hot game : MAHJONG
5-across – Old devil, bathing everyone from behind in light : OILLAMP
9-across – Collected by Speroni, Chelsea corner : NICHE
10-across – Get communist to reverse the post-conviction termination of civil rights : ATTAINDER
11-across – More than one opposite that is seen differently : ANTITHESES
12-across – Thickening mixture the way for French speakers : ROUX
14-across – Involved in divorce proceedings, as house may be? : SEMIDETACHED
18-across – 16 heard an old song : HELLOGOODBYE
21-across – Hertfordshire town — at which place, did you say? : WARE
22-across – Duchy with a house dragon bought as negotiable? Bury the hatchet before heading for court : SAXECOBURG
25-across – Army having landed in Italy, without the guts for aggression : HOSTILITY
26-across – See 24 down : PRAWN
27-across – Got to eat right piece? Bad egg! : WRONGUN
28-across – Lathe work reminiscent of an English artist, perhaps? : TURNERY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Hand over fish, snapper : MANRAY
2-down – Enchanting Shakespearean character, Tom Cruise’s Bottom : HECATE
3-down – Public dance squeezing in extra time initially, too much : OVERTHETOP
4-down – Reportedly wonderful setting for the Ashes : GRATE
5-down – Recovering at the far side, about a thousand : ONTHEMEND
6-down – Username and password no good for private area : LOIN
7-down – See 22 across : ANDGOTHA
8-down – Waste liquid covering bovine in free bleach : PEROXIDE
13-down – Actor happy once to embrace end of war, dove welcoming start of peacetime : GARYCOOPER
15-down – In loo I sat, puzzling in seclusion : ISOLATION
16-down – Horse fed to animal, food for dog : CHOWCHOW
17-down – Outside broadcast so clear about frequency : ALFRESCO
19-down – Say what you want to do with disease, clergyman? : CURATE
20-down – Years spent living over French city, having abandoned an office : AGENCY
23-down – Germany extremely inept as a nation : EGYPT
24-down – Men eating last of lobster, seafood : KING
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.