This crossword No. 27079 clues and answers were published on Wed 28 Dec 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27079 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – They ruminate about ex-PM not reaching a conclusion : CATTLE
4-across – Bemoan period of doing without cakes before noon : LAMENT
9-across – Magridal Bizet’s penned in city by the Tarn : ALBI
10-across – Longed to receive team’s kit with lined motif : PINSTRIPED
11-across – Exactly what the bare-bosomed have rejected : SPOTON
12-across – Perish, then arise miraculously in this hymn? : DIESIRAE
13-across – Head of municipality to pull in favours for thriving areas : BOOMTOWNS
15-across – See 16 : WALK
16-across – It’s easy to rouse Irish port, according to Spooner : CAKE
17-across – Bacterium gets bought, we’re told, or gametes : GERMCELLS
21-across – Sacrifice no time in playing Bach motet : HECATOMB
22-across – Symbol of peasant’s morbid and empty life : SICKLE
24-across – Tenor disheartened in melody fit to be forte : STRONGSUIT
25-across – Stern king with sensitivity for music : REAR
26-across – They collect scraps of some early jazz pieces : RAGMEN
27-across – Tinker half-heartedly with perfumery’s ultimate potpourri : MEDLEY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Seductress’s lacy pants with edging of pearls round : CALYPSO
2-down – Son tucked into goose; he sought seconds : TWIST
3-down – The French show attack on Turks : LEPANTO
5-down – Patriotic work, extremely American, but not US? : ANTHEM
6-down – Strike off priest I meant to reform : ELIMINATE
7-down – Fixture to support curtain feature : TIEBACK
8-down – See 14 : ANDDANCEABOUT
14-down – Fuss over Madonna, due back on a stage to be choreographed : MAKEASONG
16-down – Composer’s moving tear, captivated by French horn : CREATOR
18-down – Speechless about group’s bagpipe : MUSETTE
19-down – What may soothe infant with head dropping : LULLABY
20-down – Hum and turn round — that is rhythmic music : BOOGIE
23-down – Motor lubricant but not one for a girl : CAROL
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.