This crossword No. 26639 clues and answers were published on Sat 01 Aug 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 26639 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Standard pain not entirely ideal : PARAGON
5-across – Hugging skill backfiring, kiss — this kept up one’s sleeve? : SNOTRAG
9-across – What is able to keep children fit? A nut! : PECAN
10-across – Painful thing seeing a couple almost knocked over by relative : CARBUNCLE
11-across – Permit banning it, we go in clumsily — that’s providing authorisation : EMPOWERING
12-across – In chlorine, one finds a gas : NEON
14-across – Might one recognise a story that is by man who talks backwards embraced by reader? : LIEDETECTOR
18-across – Mountaineer out for the count : ENUMERATION
21-across – Sweet — or not? : TART
22-across – Two locos — make sure the little one’s going in the right place : POTTYTRAIN
25-across – Short suit in the bag : BRIEFCASE
26-across – Little time in the King and I for musical instruction : TUTTI
27-across – Course ahead initially among the branches? : AINTREE
28-across – Little support for pond life : TADPOLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Riddle, corny stuff? : PEPPER
2-down – Method majestic sovereign set up : RECIPE
3-down – Actor, part of one’s make-up less restrained : GENEWILDER
4-down – King released from pound, more agreeable : NICER
5-down – Plain figure in the end dividing complex integers : SERENGETI
6-down – Load of extra money skimmed : ONUS
7-down – People eating European cheese dish : RACLETTE
8-down – Author Ray after centre parting, leaves : GREENERY
13-down – Control said to be brought back : REINSTATED
15-down – Fancy getting flesh out : ELABORATE
16-down – Green initiative’s ultimate supporter getting item in a column : VERTEBRA
17-down – 1 Aug and solver finally cracking this puzzle here : GUARDIAN
19-down – Shabby stuff besides, beating performance? : TATTOO
20-down – Half the field in one sport, legal in another? : ONSIDE
23-down – Illegal practice that’s much studied in the City : THEFT
24-down – A force flying up in the distance : AFAR
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.