This crossword No. 26999 clues and answers were published on Mon 26 Sep 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26999 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Boss promises to be hard-working : STUDIOUS
9-across – Bird returns like this to quarry : OSPREY
10-across – Show amusement as Romeo is caught in a trap : GRIN
11-across – Alcohol in science fiction always gives beastly sickness : SWINEFEVER
12-across – Bob has to fasten item of clothing : BOWTIE
14-across – Change of rota has municipality in outrage : ATROCITY
15-across – Knight invested in gleaming decorations : FINERY
17-across – Take exception to Egyptian leader retiring : DEMURE
20-across – The Spanish girl has a party in the Land of Promise : ELDORADO
22-across – Measures spasms appearing after operation : OPTICS
23-across – Plunder left for killjoy : SPOILSPORT
24-across – Gloria’s heartless greeting : HALO
25-across – Top man to kill in the US : BODICE
26-across – Tiny tree ruined forever : ETERNITY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Go for prominent aristocrat : STARTOFF
2-down – Ulster party rejected god : ODIN
3-down – Rodent eating Sunday’s dessert : MOUSSE
4-down – Happen space traveller has regret : COMETRUE
5-down – Stimulant initially could blight the aristocracy : UPPERCRUST
6-down – Ruler, for example, fills the breach : REGENT
8-down – April’s novel corkscrew : SPIRAL
13-down – It isn’t done to fabricate a complaint : TENDONITIS
16-down – A copper involved in roll in sports car : ROADSTER
18-down – Intensify destruction of a celesta : ESCALATE
19-down – Gloomy king beset by wild animal : MOROSE
21-down – Student gets suitable work for computer : LAPTOP
22-down – Shop’s exit : OUTLET
24-down – Deer’s posterior : HIND
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.