This crossword No. 27221 clues and answers were published on Mon 12 Jun 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27221 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Chasing a double century, I hit out and get this : ACCLAIM
5-across – Redoing treatment for cut : IGNORED
9-across – Surrounded, like European capital in defeat : BESET
10-across – Recovers from River Tees flooding : RETRIEVES
11-across – Though possibly original, it is less than novel : SHORTSTORY
12-across – About the church in former times : ONCE
14-across – Not a single mistake by a serviceman : DOUBLEFAULT
18-across – Show how Devil and Saint rank in esteem : DEMONSTRATE
21-across – Bloomer in which a pupil is involved : IRIS
22-across – Put away for safety? : IMPRISONED
25-across – Event idly arranged — obviously : EVIDENTLY
26-across – Instrument played in Twelfth Night : VIOLA
27-across – Private study : SANCTUM
28-across – Foreign sailors find girl without transport : LASCARS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sailor girl with unmarried sisters in her care : ABBESS
2-down – Oil wheel : CASTOR
3-down – One drawing on his teacher’s advice : ARTSTUDENT
4-down – Worth millions, weary — needing uplift : MERIT
5-down – Where Albania introduced prohibition — among other things : INTERALIA
6-down – File often found after this arrest : NAIL
7-down – Very hungry creature that flies round the States : RAVENOUS
8-down – Under pressure to turn up with sweets : DESSERTS
13-down – Actions against the defence : OFFENSIVES
15-down – The very last word in negotiations? : ULTIMATUM
16-down – Errs amid wayward lovers : ADMIRERS
17-down – End of drive? : AMBITION
19-down – Staggering along to a country in Africa : ANGOLA
20-down – Ladies in fashion or models : IDEALS
23-down – Sail with two little boys : ROYAL
24-down – An old joke? : JEST
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.