This crossword No. 26710 clues and answers were published on Fri 23 Oct 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26710 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – To overcome Labour, Conservative turned blue : COBALT
4-across – Reportedly mean birds : POULTRY
9-across – Weak tea? Never brew Darjeeling to begin with! : ENERVATED
10-across – Opportunity follows the debut of Basil Brush : BROOM
11-across – 500 join in tour round royal house : TUDOR
12-across – America’s main problem? Moving into action : ANIMATION
13-across – Ponders complicated answer : RESPOND
15-across – Cigar ignited over top of light bulb : GARLIC
17-across – Beamed Scotty initially a long way down : SMILED
19-across – Old Liberals accept national : WHINGES
22-across – Man stole diamonds in the East Midlands : LEICESTER
24-across – Cook delivers off-break : BAKER
26-across – A dash of orange liqueur or spirit? : ANGEL
27-across – Gap: Everything Must Go! : CLEARANCE
28-across – Bit of evidence Piers M. shredded for large organisations : EMPIRES
29-across – Admiral’s sole upset is in the news : NELSON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – City street to shout about : CHESTER
2-down – 3 sitcom produced by 24 : BREAD
3-down – Royal fund backs rise of corrupt City : LIVERPOOL
4-down – Sweet prince is promising bachelor no more : PUDDING
5-down – Yummy barman regularly seen in shadow : UMBRA
6-down – Is using more than one stopwatch cheating? : TWOTIMING
7-down – Arabian soldiers first pursue the old : YEMENI
8-down – Two ways to describe article or piece : STRAND
14-down – Review of doing 1 + 2 + 3? : SUMMINGUP
16-down – Give back pound from mouldy mulberries : REIMBURSE
18-down – Bear up and manage etc, before society notices : DETECTS
19-down – Struggle about new maze : WARREN
20-down – Scottish minister no longer has temperature, doctor : SURGEON
21-down – Chelsea fan also rioting on Tyneside : SLOANE
23-down – Mathematician keeps things working smoothly, they say : EULER
25-down – Rulers engagements attract not a single word of disapproval : KINGS
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.