This crossword No. 27272 clues and answers were published on Thu 10 Aug 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27272 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Re plan: clear up date using this? : PERPETUAL
10-across – The latest thing notorious 16 announced : CRAZE
11-across – Louisianan prison guards just reduced by half : CAJUN
12-across – Worker organised love-in, not a normal story : ANTINOVEL
13-across – Lots of notice for this amount of work : MANYEAR
14-across – Current type of beer : DRAUGHT
17-across – Verne’s English physicist deprived of love by son : JULES
19-across – Those ending tragic affair may : CRY
20-across – Part of grant is ring-fenced for some weeks : TISRI
21-across – No bother : REFUSAL
22-across – PM protected by detective and special police alarms : DISMAYS
24-across – Novel by incomer in its early stages : EMBRYONIC
26-across – Soft part of foot’s become very dry : PARCH
28-across – Return of public transport turned out well : SMART
29-across – Union leader in fight with editor knocked down : AUCTIONED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Energy producers deal with constant depression : OPEC
2-down – Hard worker making veiled threat to PC? : TROJAN
3-down – Parties forbid abstentions, each admitting vote’s close : BEANFEASTS
4-down – Foreign worker’s phoned appeal to father in Paris? : AUPAIR
5-down – Behind time, heading off in high spirits : ELATEDLY
6-down – Medical check barely sufficient : SCAN
7-down – Nevada city girl entertaining star : LASVEGAS
8-down – Famous Swiss count : TELL
13-down – Ex-PM runs over press turning up : MAJOR
15-down – One cream primarily applied to injured patients? : ANTISEPTIC
16-down – Doubles result in tennis voided : TWINS
18-down – It provides a bit of help, essentially, at sea : LIFEBOAT
19-down – See 9 : CALENDAR
22-down – Extract essence from processed cod etc : DECOCT
23-down – An old hand’s adopting new protective gear : APRONS
24-down – It’s no trouble making regular use of metal, say : EASY
25-down – Elusive mountain-dweller still single : YETI
27-down – Obscure papers ambassador’s brought round : HIDE
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.