This crossword No. 26960 clues and answers were published on Thu 11 Aug 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26960 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Italian broadcast in stereo : TORINESE
9-across – Sharp needle — no need for it, day surgery’s ending : LEMONY
10-across – Player is inspired by Milton : OBOIST
11-across – Beauty in unelected British leaders? : MAYQUEEN
12-across – House backing newspaper, though not leader : SEMI
13-across – Fancy dealings with church look anything but straightforward? : SIDEGLANCE
15-across – Agonising facts cut into me : PAINFUL
16-across – Difficult taking wrench into work : PRICKLY
18-across – Why Saturday never comes alone? : FRIENDLESS
19-across – Team gloated : CREW
20-across – Pretty me in female bowler, say? : SOMEWHAT
22-across – See 17 : ONABIT
23-across – Bird entrails, but not of rook : FALCON
24-across – Piece of meat stuffing baguettes, I once recalled : NOISETTE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Hand in middle of puppet, possibly? Show two little boys : DOUBLEPAIRROYAL
2-down – Within lateral partition, hairlike structures, indefinite number opening : SICILIANDEFENCE
3-down – The sad criminal with muscle in band of assassins : DEATHSQUAD
4-down – Insults thrown after end of four months on a British Overseas Territory : BERMUDA
5-down – Earth healing heart? : CLAY
6-down – A doctor unfortunately can heal and cures lawyer after an accident? : AMBULANCECHASER
7-down – Member welcomed by literati once shifting between Yale and Harvard, say? : INTERCOLLEGIATE
14-down – Cog so pricy to fix, spinning as a ship’s navigational aid, say? : GYROSCOPIC
17-down – Elderly, compatible to some extent : GETTING
21-down – Female animal is back : HIND
This crossword has in total 24 where 14 are across and 10 are down.