This crossword No. 26882 clues and answers were published on Thu 12 May 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26882 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – What’s left in Parisian art gallery : ESTATE
5-across – Woods manages to keep still : COPPICES
9-across – Elvis’s joint position of authority : KINGSHIP
10-across – Noble poplar is topped, with sides lopped : ARISTO
11-across – Most MPs’ patrons tour mountain chain : BACKBENCHERS
13-across – Ditch dance, ejecting hundreds : HAHA
14-across – Bath site, area covered by extended rental : LONGLEAT
17-across – Knight left at once, galloping across line : LANCELOT
18-across – Recall crew tackling crown of elm tree : NEEM
20-across – Directors begin dithering in spring’s union rounds : WEDDINGBELLS
23-across – He enjoyed 9, lodge or genteel houses : GEORGE
24-across – Topper, old and jaunty, covers topless 13 : OPERAHAT
25-across – He tends neat laurel screening mock bananas : STOCKMAN
26-across – Queen is reclining in shade : SIENNA
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Dirty pictures finish on top : SOIL
3-down – Redecorate Gaelic bar with symbols for numbers : ALGEBRAIC
4-down – Start to educate Catholic in the present moral code : ETHICS
5-down – 17 to surpass skill British possess : CAPABILITYBROWN
6-down – Carpenter’s job limits new council’s responsibility : PLANNING
7-down – Hibernian girl hit it off : IRISH
8-down – Uprooted old Irishman, ready to drop trousers : EXTIRPATED
12-down – Admin guy meets spy handling Middle East : MANAGEMENT
15-down – 5 down’s bag is large, with small point : LANDSCAPE
16-down – Palace establishment ordered to release various stats : BLENHEIM
19-down – Trees in not very attractive Hampshire town : ALDERS
21-down – Classic order: cook most of cereal : DORIC
22-down – Buff fine beard : FAWN
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.