This crossword No. 26865 clues and answers were published on Fri 22 Apr 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26865 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Dispensing with loving gestures, thugs pin me to ground, helpless : IMPOTENT
9-across – Cup replay’s final touch by Hearts left back : TROPHY
10-across – Secret police force’s arrest : STASIS
11-across – Mob wants me to go off in a while, having retreated? : TIMEBOMB
12-across – Down-and-out, like team with such a record? : WINO
13-across – Hotel defamation cases during stay not a result of contaminated food : DELHIBELLY
15-across – Got off just over halfway through dismal government-free existence : REALITY
16-across – Letters you see to be typed, for example S-K-I-P T-E-A : CAPTCHA
18-across – They’re not even occasional painkillers! : ODDNUMBERS
19-across – Grand military official’s losing it : GAGA
20-across – Lincoln pub given the go-ahead in key letters : ALPHABET
22-across – Time allowed for preparation once varied with it : NOTICE
23-across – Literary man’s endless fun, hosting evening of poetry : JEEVES
24-across – The reason solicitor’s reported heavy blizzard : WHITEOUT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Element divider flexibly accommodating ununoctium : DMITRIMENDELEEV
2-down – Cheers solvers are barred from getting : YOUSHOULDNTHAVE
3-down – Redevelopment of East End integral to total object of perception : SENSEDATUM
4-down – Very impressive visit without telephone : STATELY
5-down – A couple one bumped into on the rebound? : ITEM
6-down – So makeshift team did it at last? : COBBLEDTOGETHER
7-down – Its members say they’ve made it up : THEMILEHIGHCLUB
14-down – Making merry a bit insane while away! : INABSENTIA
17-down – Dissident went and won Hemel Hempstead? : NEWTOWN
21-down – Vehicle heading for Hertfordshire wilderness : BUSH
This crossword has in total 24 where 14 are across and 10 are down.