This crossword No. 26783 clues and answers were published on Mon 18 Jan 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26783 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Puritan club team : IRONSIDE
5-across – Row about pig — say it isn’t yours : DISOWN
9-across – Standard position for mourning : HALFMAST
10-across – She provides father with cooked meal : PAMELA
12-across – Having had a lot of drinks, started to smoke : LITUP
13-across – Port gives mother a bad character, initially : ROTTERDAM
14-across – Holy orders? : COMMANDMENTS
18-across – Start to fast : ASHWEDNESDAY
21-across – Far too wet to go out; share a drink instead? : TEAFORTWO
23-across – Shots of Surrey opener stir the Oval : SALVO
24-across – Above being under the influence of drugs? : ONHIGH
25-across – Humiliating return from a summit meeting? : COMEDOWN
26-across – Giving medical treatment to stray pet held : DOSING
27-across – They don’t believe he requires foreign capital : HEATHENS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Have an inspiration? : INHALE
2-down – Shaped like the earth, but able to change : OBLATE
3-down – Army signalling? : SEMAPHORE
4-down – Show bias, possibly, as I am in credit : DISCRIMINATE
6-down – I am a long time getting the likeness : IMAGE
7-down – Twice concluded that it is exaggerated : OVERDONE
8-down – Narrow escape from mean girl : NEARMISS
11-down – What the unpopular candidate does? : STANDSTOLOSE
15-down – Statesmen arranged financial review : MEANSTEST
16-down – What to eat during Lent? : FASTFOOD
17-down – Lays on parties : THRASHES
19-down – Small space where Capone stood at bay : ALCOVE
20-down – Cash reserves : POUNDS
22-down – An ear for music? : ORGAN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.