This crossword No. 26839 clues and answers were published on Wed 23 Mar 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26839 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Foxy lady’s top in reflected light, invisible before long : VULPINE
5-across – Seduced compiler to be indecent, somehow : ENTICED
9-across – Relish looking back at an early stage : LAPUP
10-across – A university dropout to teach unique method : TECHNIQUE
11-across – Low bridges across central development in the city : MONTECARLO
12-across – Sound content to reverse some of the corruption : PURR
14-across – Hawkish marine, left motherless after accident, has another depression : ACCIPITRINE
18-across – Getting clear one that’s charged is to be held inside : ACQUISITION
21-across – Like the villain of the piece : EVIL
22-across – Actor is subject to scrutiny : UNDERSTUDY
25-across – The IRA tied the ends off at the end of the month : THIRTIETH
26-across – Sheepish one to accept tiny position? : OVINE
27-across – The alternative to bury compiler back in box : CREMATE
28-across – Is youngster able to eat here? : CANTEEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Size of knob : VOLUME
2-down – Like a wolf bearing a flower on top : LUPINE
3-down – Agent and compiler’s for acquiring eastern garb : IMPRESARIO
4-down – More old paintings put up : EXTRA
5-down – Raise it with signal about playground trees : EUCALYPTI
6-down – Regularly strip — topless any minute : TINY
7-down – Entrée de Chanel 20, as they might say in Paris : COQAUVIN
8-down – More forlorn, darling? That’s right — that’s about right : DREARIER
13-down – Wears feathers and leaves the witness box : STANDSDOWN
15-down – Elect representation to enshrine a legal right for customers : CLIENTELE
16-down – Grandmother having fun at 99 : MAJESTIC
17-down – Hooked with 24 resulting in equalisation : AQUILINE
19-down – Mousy brown hair you see Armani team finally modelled : MURINE
20-down – Externally, woman — internally, very furious dragon : WYVERN
23-down – The principle of sauce thickening : ETHIC
24-down – St Thomas regularly seen in a place of philosophical discourse : STOA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.