This crossword No. 26851 clues and answers were published on Wed 06 Apr 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26851 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Got up at ten, stripping off covers as a favour : ROSETTE
5-across – Trickery’s insult to an audience : SLEIGHT
9-across – Stop working with Pep and his fellow countryman? : DIEGO
10-across – Almost time to try to sell winger : NIGHTHAWK
11-across – Scottish town’s not yet gone broke — not quite : LIVINGSTON
12-across – Hazard playing in garden : EDEN
14-across – Carl and Rita up for a romp — suspect initially these might get taken down : PARTICULARS
18-across – Labour leader fearing meltdown? Time for someone more right-wing : NIGELFARAGE
21-across – Has that hurt Poles? : OWNS
22-across – Declined to get into wrecked car : DIMINISHED
25-across – Demanding relative temporarily accommodated outside : INSISTENT
26-across – He wrote about British Isles in French : IBSEN
27-across – Day spent alone — it’s constant : ENDLESS
28-across – We are fiddling over a thousand — a thousand … but it is for charity : RAGWEEK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Enigma of Cook not opening : RIDDLE
2-down – Wife involved with minister to avoid : SWERVE
3-down – Hope plant never ultimately develops — it’s poisonous : THORNAPPLE
4-down – Olympic champion raised kids in nearby house : ENNIS
5-down – Miss cut mostly home and away : SIGNORINA
6-down – Artist rather lacking in promotion : ETTY
7-down – Serious complaint in relation to left : GRANDMAL
8-down – Attempt to appear PC — it’s OK men getting shafted! : TOKENISM
13-down – Working on newspaper and fitting sleep in : SUBEDITING
15-down – Be prepared for this!, doctor said with sneer : READINESS
16-down – Trendy, about to bed artist, mounting very quickly : INNOTIME
17-down – Back plan’s no good — upsetting and painful : AGONISED
19-down – Not having relations around on expedition : CHASTE
20-down – Polish here! — asking for ID to work : GDANSK
23-down – One of Europe’s top teams! Bury? : INTER
24-down – Disheartened and confused Lewis? : ISLE
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.