This crossword No. 26863 clues and answers were published on Wed 20 Apr 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26863 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Middle East food, some not entirely in season in Georgia : FALAFEL
5-across – Guy carrying container of beer back in hamper : MANACLE
9-across – Fielder caught a few balls : COVER
10-across – Carrot in a piece of American bread I have for afters : INCENTIVE
11-across – 26 character, a heavy weight to his lover? : DARLINGTON
12-across – Amendment finally in place, so keep the original text : STET
14-across – Shamed, the Guardian boss is paying for our food? : DISHONOURED
18-across – God’s dog and ten animals I slam in a net, perhaps? : PALINDROMES
21-across – Does dingo eat enormous radishes for starters? : DEER
22-across – Immorality in trio up for rolling round in cheese : CORRUPTION
25-across – See 17 : MONCRIEFF
26-across – Penning the ultimate in drivel, yawning author : WILDE
27-across – Party issued approval : CONSENT
28-across – Serious attention given to home : EARNEST
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Account in decline, deceptive appearance : FACADE
2-down – Electrified track is uniform : LIVERY
3-down – Threatening, in order to obtain invitation : FORBIDDING
4-down – Deceitful, doing well to skim off capital : LYING
5-down – Thus one is up to describe reptile in millimetres as a small version : MICROCOSM
6-down – Square in town in England : NINE
7-down – See 15 : CHILTERN
8-down – Flat, then something ebbing and flowing late in the day : EVENTIDE
13-down – Strength in a stable marriage never ends, hope rows frivolous? : HORSEPOWER
15-down – Short in credit briefly, terrible fraud, 26 character : SIRROBERT
16-down – Plague half contained in saga : EPIDEMIC
17-down – Heinous crime no longer naff for 26 character : ALGERNON
19-down – Breather, that is, for Scottish servant : GILLIE
20-down – Coin in hole : INVENT
23-down – Arm uprooting the Spanish tree : RIFLE
24-down – £0.00 charge — about right? : FREE
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.