This crossword No. 27247 clues and answers were published on Wed 12 Jul 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27247 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Help me to get a holiday : MAYDAY
5-across – Actors’ fees take balls : CASTRATE
9-across – Showing resonance not a problem : ONSCREEN
10-across – Apprehension in stock markets, initially within 24 hours : DISMAY
11-across – Boxer’s wee friend to Spooner : MIDDLEWEIGHT
13-across – Dressing from clinic : MAYO
14-across – Festive erections — symptom oddly not seen in men : MAYPOLES
17-across – Lord providing sword held in both hands : LIFEPEER
18-across – Bribes storyteller to ignore casualty : SOPS
20-across – Barking dog isn’t suppressed by weapon or trunk : LONGDISTANCE
23-across – Sunni organisation welcomes ring of agreement : UNISON
24-across – Built an oil rig that’s not been done before : ORIGINAL
25-across – Official service covers times gone by : MAYORESS
26-across – Is allowed to border chaos : MAYHEM
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Isaac Newton’s teenage trouble : ACNE
3-down – Ask to support alternative comedy, mostly rot : DECOMPOSE
4-down – Gives in return : YIELDS
5-down – Left to invade African country with armies, not revolutionary masses : CONGLOMERATIONS
6-down – Comments one drops in obliquely : SIDEWAYS
7-down – Dish served by prostitute : ROSTI
8-down – Piles of rubbish and rats scurrying by hospital in poor shape : TRASHHEAPS
12-down – Peeling paint, profit slack, upset, in a state : CALIFORNIA
15-down – Naughty word shocked nicest boy : OBSCENITY
16-down – Intended to underwrite duel odds in challenge : DEFIANCE
19-down – Feeble in company : INFIRM
21-down – Try to include philosophy device : GISMO
22-down – Not well done — extraordinary! : RARE
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.