This crossword No. 27317 clues and answers were published on Mon 02 Oct 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27317 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Wipe over new cab bonnet : MOBCAP
5-across – Poor Billy, regularly infested with moth : BEGGARLY
9-across – Not aware Italian worker has lost son : IGNORANT
10-across – Eagerly accepts two drinks : LAPSUP
11-across – Soft drink?, one snorts : COKE
12-across – St Francis’s body beginning to strengthen after long periods on soup : BROTHERASS
13-across – Extract from record small, more than enough : SAMPLE
14-across – What family shares includes island country : SURINAME
16-across – Fisherman’s position on water’s edge : STANDREW
19-across – Period in which court is closed: left on foot : DACTYL
21-across – Set of labels dotted about, bearing the same important title : DOMAINNAME
23-across – Slippers into which these go : EELS
24-across – Make a grab: hello, sailor! : HIJACK
25-across – After exercise, got fit? Wrong to quibble : PETTIFOG
26-across – In both hands, you may grasp smooth character from Athens : LYSANDER
27-across – Controller fitted with 5 down? Unlikely : REMOTE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Love fine 8, say, in tiny new case, as one may well believe : ONGOODAUTHORITY
3-down – Leave no gaps for picture : CLOSEUP
4-down – Fruit brought round rest area — take it as it comes : PLAYBYEAR
5-down – Panto character putting bum on seat, no worry : BUTTONS
6-down – Caught lover’s head in embrace, falling into ravine : GULCH
7-down – Poisoner I contact, lacking ultimate drug : ASPIRIN
8-down – She wrote automatically, so needing editing : LOUISAMAYALCOTT
15-down – Soundly interpreted character as special : REDLETTER
17-down – An Indian tune, popular, rises and falls : NIAGARA
18-down – Striker puts on women’s jacket : WRAPPER
20-down – Fragments of music: A, E, and Cs : CAESIUM
22-down – No head wound without 18 : NAKED
This crossword has in total 28 where 16 are across and 12 are down.