This crossword No. 26841 clues and answers were published on Fri 25 Mar 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26841 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Big noise, name to let down bank terribly : DIRELY
4-across – Crustacean, a sort to swim alongside fish : OSTRACOD
9-across – Print union leader, not fit for purpose, making a point : FOCUS
10-across – Warrior is retreating, say, having got very hot : SIEGFRIED
11-across – Scripture I had translated, having received sponsorship? : ADIGRANTH
12-across – British in control, making money abroad : RUBLE
13-across – Like comic Hilda’s female act : CHILDBEARING
17-across – A malleable woman, someone contemptible half the time : ASOFTENASNOT
20-across – Firefighter once given a challenge over the phone : ADAIR
21-across – What’s up with Pasquale and his like? They engender vexation! : UPSETTERS
23-across – Bothered about certain notes, becoming hysterical : DELIRIOUS
24-across – Formal gathering around a king : PRIAM
25-across – Flighty type to get going when faced with sign of danger : REDSTART
26-across – The fellow caught leaving Liverpool club for a watering hole : TAVERN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Challenging attitude of French fellow who’s given a ring? : DEFIANCE
2-down – Artist is protecting child from children’s disease : RACHITIS
3-down – Plant that generates intense beam : LASER
5-down – Mary was one of them — she repeatedly pressed for change : SHEPHERDESSES
6-down – Polls about to close with awful fear around : REFERENDA
7-down – Cold legs? They could pose problems for mountaineers : CLIMBS
8-down – Start to dance with stranger and totter : DODDER
10-down – Serious home, fun out of order? One must be lacking : SENSEOFHUMOUR
14-down – Soldier, wounded finally, retreats in disarray : DESERTRAT
15-down – A night informally includes some Parisian rock : ANDESITE
16-down – Zealous apostle penning a choral song : STASIMON
18-down – Parachutist maybe in battle region, not the first or last : LANDER
19-down – Shouted, sounding like one with hair torn out completely : BAWLED
22-down – Bark coming from whippet, apparently : TAPPA
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.