This crossword No. 27075 clues and answers were published on Fri 23 Dec 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27075 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Kids grabbing parent’s front or back : SPONSOR
5-across – In September, the dog’s tied up : BERTHED
9-across – Bury Football Club : INTER
10-across – She’s abandoned for driving surprise sell in recession, papers assumed : GOLFWIDOW
11-across – Investigator playing every tape first for impact : PRIVATEEYE
12-across – Dated briefly, making move : PASS
14-across – Media editor not oddly involved in his work : OLDMACDONALD
18-across – Perfect example of sequence isn’t complex : QUINTESSENCE
21-across – More than one viewer is heard : EYES
22-across – Associating bum-wiggling ban with one extremely moved : NETWORKING
25-across – My whitewash is embraced by Labour leader losing election in the end : CORBLIMEY
26-across – Filmed orphan taking relatives inside : ANNIE
27-across – Gave up : YIELDED
28-across – They can’t bear young European students grouped round church : EUNUCHS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Aired jumper on box : SKIPPY
2-down – Clothes not in the closet match : OUTFIT
3-down – Small runners struggle in last metres : STREAMLETS
4-down – Con man’s side-splitting accents : ROGUE
5-down – With short boat, beauty catches carp : BELLYACHE
6-down – Noises from 19th group back? : ROWS
7-down – Husband’s theory: road leads to escape : HIDEAWAY
8-down – Drawback of wind does for resort : DOWNSIDE
13-down – Army, perhaps, taking time in bad weather? Definitely! : FORCERTAIN
15-down – Set dimmer switches labelled incorrectly : MISTERMED
16-down – Wet starts to summers quite upsetting — everyone loves comparatively hot years : SQUELCHY
17-down – Want 3 down by hotel that’s seen in forest : PINETREE
19-down – British couple carrying on about superhuman : BIONIC
20-down – Grease monkeys in suits : AGREES
23-down – Name of chap going up the A1? : WAYNE
24-down – 50 like peas in clump : PLOD
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.