This crossword No. 26721 clues and answers were published on Thu 05 Nov 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26721 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Old engine or senior machine’s heart renovated : IRONHORSE
10-across – Some berries in Cognac inimitable! : ACINI
11-across – University a challenge, Aussie PM virtually admitted : HARVARD
12-across – Small card: unusual being after Christmas — time to open it : NOTELET
13-across – Drunk at Cornell swigging last of Lambrusco — something necked at college? : ETON
14-across – Something soft and rich confined to one’s memory? : DOWNLOADED
16-across – Cooler way back, his home infernally hot : OLDNICK
17-across – Vulgar and pretentious Conservative, wary of clothes to wear? : KITSCHY
19-across – Princeton University finally cracking the art of coding : ENCRYPTION
22-across – Insult sounds like ugly rumour, for starters : SLUR
24-across – Socialist left consumed by nonsense, that is : BOLSHIE
25-across – Bottle shown by jollies thus in retreat : THERMOS
26-across – Lowest point, bottom defining it? : LEAST
27-across – Portrayal that’s flipping dark in France, stop it being screened : RENDITION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Save the giblets to stew, some joint being eaten : TIGHTENONESBELT
2-down – Mould odorous around top of willow tree : SOURWOOD
3-down – Better to keep gas affordable : CHEAP
4-down – One’s frustratingly stuck with this crossword design on Yale? : GRIDLOCK
5-down – University atop flag : PENNON
6-down – Fly opening for university : DARTMOUTH
7-down – Asked to pay, when cryptically laid up? : BILLED
8-down – Third failing to be accepted by Brown here for annual award? : BIRTHDAYPRESENT
15-down – Free Willy: man having penned it blameless : LILYWHITE
17-down – A great weight lifted, boat ultimately secured by man, tying up rope : KNOTTING
18-down – University in the country, say? : COLUMBIA
20-down – See 13 : COLLAR
21-down – Article on report, no way speculation : THEORY
23-down – Dawn’s bum and hip : BEGIN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.