This crossword No. 26704 clues and answers were published on Fri 16 Oct 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26704 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
4-across – Undertaking is hard but not a thing to get excited about : FETISH
6-across – Scheme uses instrumental ensemble, including piano : GAMEPLAN
9-across – One enthroned — this person’s in winter coat : ERMINE
10-across – End a life, sadly with discharge of gunfire : ENFILADE
11-across – Drink making miner with bottle sozzled : BITTERLEMON
15-across – Religious writing’s bit of magic not totally engaging worker : TANTRIC
17-across – Standard disciples — or those specially called? : PARSONS
18-across – Nasty Tories digging into benefit with a particular economic policy : PERESTROIKA
22-across – Joy, female priest joining urban area : FELICITY
23-across – With intervention of hubby ultimately, affair is in the air : FLYING
24-across – What could indicate a limited number being really excited : TURNEDON
25-across – Fighting prince, game and jaunty : RUPERT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Period of debt various ancestors would limit : USANCE
2-down – Arts graduate mugs up on new work rated very highly : MAGNUMOPUS
3-down – Novice to seek charity — fallen one, no saint : BEGINNER
4-down – Having bottled up somewhat, escape minor inconvenience : FLEABITE
5-down – Working for a while, covering brief time, is attractive : TEMPTING
7-down – Charge boy — nothing is admitted : LOAD
8-down – Unfortunate youngster totally concentrated, they say : NEET
12-down – Fine material helping wound : LACERATION
13-down – Assume I have to be encouraging : POSITIVE
14-down – Freight brought into madame’s is foreign food : ESCARGOT
16-down – Agonised about record, being stuffed once more : REPACKED
19-down – Come and attract men to the north : ROLLUP
20-down – Aid to identification when one probes newt : EFIT
21-down – To drink noisily, not quietly, is an insult : SLUR
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.