This crossword No. 26737 clues and answers were published on Tue 24 Nov 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26737 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Pays attention to compliments : REGARDS
5-across – Criminal waits to put an end to the job : SAWTOIT
9-across – Blemish beneath skin of onions cut out : CONTUSION
10-across – Poet’s admission to chateau denied : AUDEN
11-across – We’re told to put together basic bird food : YOLK
12-across – Heralds launch report of noblemen’s overthrow : COUNTSDOWN
14-across – Bizarre sport’s body’s hiding : FAROUT
15-across – Knock not deliberately fast : RAPIDLY
16-across – Officer slow to check everything’s in order : COLLATE
18-across – Gets out of limitless task nursing invalid : AVOIDS
20-across – One way to transcribe solo, in fact? : TONICSOLFA
21-across – Litre spilt by Jack’s companion carrying a can : JAIL
24-across – Last of rabbits in burrow finding a place to sleep : ROOST
25-across – Muckiest stones, extra black, blocking gate, regularly removed : GRUBBIEST
26-across – Unfinished document about uniform put down : DEFLATE
27-across – Sea god suppressing yen to attempt seduction : TRYITON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Hard or easy to move : ROCKY
2-down – Lots of nerve cells giving crew back trouble : GANGLIA
3-down – Family of cooks providing basis for sauce : ROUX
4-down – Verbal gaffe that might make a trainer uncomfortable? : SLIPOFTHETONGUE
5-down – Unexpected turn, as a sand flea exposes geological feature : SANANDREASFAULT
6-down – Could cod be the answer to Bunny’s question? : WHATSUPDOC
7-down – Two top awards, first with no primary colour : OLDGOLD
8-down – Something given by letter X, illusory, lacking force : TENANCY
13-down – Where horses may run during All Saints’ Day, a North American location : NOVASCOTIA
16-down – Progressed easily up, ignoring note provided : CATERED
17-down – Fielder way past his best? : LONGOFF
19-down – Terms for the regions set up by faction initially exiled : DIALECT
22-down – Language giving joy, without going to extremes : LATIN
23-down – Follow youth leader after gong for service : OBEY
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.