This crossword No. 26816 clues and answers were published on Thu 25 Feb 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26816 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Mention a weird present : NOMINATE
9-across – Folk lacking new leader’s moral values : ETHIC
10-across – Avoid getting hot in daylight : SHUN
11-across – Doomed traders contrived to be sick beforehand : ILLSTARRED
12-across – Tree in experiment is worthless : TRASHY
14-across – Dance of Bedouin in desert : SARABAND
15-across – Put off a D-day in France with new leader : ADJOURN
17-across – School head keener to get cleaning device : SWEEPER
20-across – Get overexcited with wheeze that’s saucy : FLIPPANT
22-across – A piece of one’s mind risks offending the primate : INDRIS
23-across – Punishment for party’s over the top : LABOURCAMP
24-across – Fate keeps son at sea : LOST
25-across – Recommends rendering laxatives powerless : URGES
26-across – Understood vessel to be reserved : TACITURN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Concerned about alternative plot : BOTHERED
2-down – Tyro charged group for cat : LION
3-down – Correspondence from one in association : PARITY
4-down – Member’s not so drunk : LEGLESS
5-down – Hated dreadful brawl in last place to live : DEATHROW
6-down – Little money for something to eat : SHORTBREAD
7-down – Riddle of knight found under a pile of loose rock : SCREEN
13-down – Vehicle currently parking in quagmire : SNOWPLOUGH
16-down – Once more hold back support : REARREST
18-down – Diplomat having bad year without girl : EMISSARY
19-down – Scattered the salt in a discreet manner : STEALTH
21-down – Group getting the French fever : LEAGUE
22-down – Repercussions make one representative take steps … : IMPACT
24-down – … and others got up tardily : LATE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.