This crossword No. 27069 clues and answers were published on Fri 16 Dec 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27069 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – No one in particular risking being run over? : MANINTHE
9-across – See 7 : STREET
10-across – Be editor of Independent, admitting wife is no friend of cyclists : HEAD
11-across – Small car to tour one’s island, or islands : MICRONESIA
12-across – Be hard to swallow, as snack in pub: conviction follows : BEGGAR
14-across – They’re the world’s biggest: word does get round : REDWOODS
15-across – Remarkable Edith Evans in the lead gets awarded part that can’t be changed : THEDIE
17-across – See 15 : ISCAST
20-across – Russian notes endless desire to take litre in hard liquor : SWANLAKE
22-across – See 12 : BELIEF
23-across – Discredit popular girl I go out with : INVALIDATE
24-across – See 24 down : MAID
25-across – The situation: what a lot of whoppers our country tells! : HOWTHE
26-across – See 25 : LANDLIES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Setter accepts a second opportunity: it opens out : CASEMENT
2-down – See 10 : WIND
3-down – Wicketkeeper quietly dropped for silly mistake : STUMER
4-down – Virtually — gold? : ASGOODAS
5-down – Fight to keep the NHS so? : FREEFORALL
6-down – Old-fashioned bum paper : BEHIND
8-down – I want more from officer before coming round : ENCORE
13-down – Saviours of the planet like Kermit to have fun : GREENPARTY
16-down – Thought: I don’t run the paper on whisky! : IMAGINED
18-down – See 6 : THETIMES
19-down – Heartily destroy every memory : RECALL
21-down – See 1 : WINDOW
22-down – Sound of bouncing around tail of the plane : BOEING
24-down – Exploit soundly-built farm girl : MILK
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.