This crossword No. 26963 clues and answers were published on Mon 15 Aug 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26963 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Factors in debt collection : BAILIFFS
5-across – Dream king who is from Borneo : OBERON
9-across – Comes to a settlement while unconscious : COMATOSE
10-across – Separate success right away : WINNOW
12-across – Turner writes bilingual articles : LATHE
13-across – Even the most generous would be deaf to such appeals : INAUDIBLE
14-across – Painter wins town in local elections : GAINSBOROUGH
18-across – Penetrate enemy defences — a significant development : BREAKTHROUGH
21-across – Late partygoers provide their own lights : NIGHTOWLS
23-across – Room with a view? : SCOPE
24-across – Refuse collector maybe has turned writer : ASHBIN
25-across – It’s instrumental in having wine around : CLARINET
26-across – Row about a child’s horse, a friend of Pooh : TIGGER
27-across – A writer’s attributes : ASCRIBES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Belt up or bend over : BUCKLE
2-down – An item reserved for a jailbird : INMATE
3-down – Unaware of how developers work : INTHEDARK
4-down – Where to see working models? : FASHIONSHOWS
6-down – Construct a house as advertised, we hear : BUILD
7-down – Transport required to organise a fight : RUNABOUT
8-down – Capital we held in another form : NEWDELHI
11-down – Second-hand markets operating close to Basra : CARBOOTSALES
15-down – One who holds match records : REGISTRAR
16-down – Ample supply coming from British sailor and German worker : ABUNDANT
17-down – Restrict dangerous driver — he’s often flat out on the road : HEDGEHOG
19-down – Head of house, recent pupil and Head mix informally : HOBNOB
20-down – New arrivals, we hear, at the docks : BERTHS
22-down – Now and again : TWICE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.