This crossword No. 26857 clues and answers were published on Wed 13 Apr 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26857 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Game couple : BRIDGE
4-across – Mysterious name from masonic tiles? : MOSAIC
9-across – Stars rule in America : URSA
10-across – Land it — airman flying with United Airlines, primarily : MAURITANIA
11-across – Worry? I’m thinking: Job : CAREER
12-across – Work out problem in textbook? : EXERCISE
13-across – What’s on telly? Prepared to fight over page : SETTOPBOX
15-across – Health food book was published : BRAN
16-across – A male hairdo : PERM
17-across – Writer of article about guy: an awful time without love? : AGONYAUNT
21-across – Check section with news : SLOWDOWN
22-across – Earns millions: small tax returns : MERITS
24-across – Hold drink — professional driver getting round numbers bottles : HALFNELSON
25-across – Intellect? No! Crossword setters? : NOUS
26-across – Old star in a scrum bit players : EXTRAS
27-across – Inflatable bed at front down completely : BLOWUP
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Violence following pub attack : BARRAGE
2-down – Picture that is cover for Playboy? : IMAGE
3-down – Lift up features, miss out to see sweet thing : GUMDROP
5-down – Men taking in last show : OLIVER
6-down – He wrote for us a song about you in a vehicle : ARAUCARIA
7-down – Red lips: blue outside : CRIMSON
8-down – Piers Morgan: US run a highly organised community : SUPERORGANISM
14-down – Become angry? What for? It’s mad : THROWAFIT
16-down – Rob has two unfinished beers : PILLAGE
18-down – Small number — at least one left : NOMINAL
19-down – 1 across call a vote for the negative Republican candidate? : NOTRUMP
20-down – Wine specialist reviewing mature old barrel : BODEGA
23-down – Frenchman and wife to start again : RENEW
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.