This crossword No. 27398 clues and answers were published on Fri 05 Jan 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27398 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Job description : PATIENT
5-across – Fish’s journey across rough water : TIDERIP
9-across – Sweet face about to fall : GUMDROP
10-across – Do like it when current partner’s around : IMITATE
11-across – Where old conservationist was keeping department ignorant : INTHEDARK
12-across – Why I ’ad to return : YIELD
13-across – Chap my boss made fun of : GUYED
15-across – Surveyed scans A&E produced over 5d : CANVASSED
17-across – Raises environment finally with Green politician : JACKSTRAW
19-across – Readily accept return of an immature creature : LAPUP
22-across – Doctor’s onto sickness in French port : MALMO
23-across – Minder — Terry initially absent from start of story : CHAPERONE
25-across – Provided car with wing missing — dodgy in the extreme : IFFIEST
26-across – Game Boy’s a throwback : TOMBOLA
27-across – A scolded bishop ignored bubbly : AERATED
28-across – Opening with work in disorder : ENTROPY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Springer regularly does it in a sticky situation : POGOING
2-down – In college upset your old man : TIMOTHY
3-down – Scary country, Spain after revolution : EERIE
4-down – Entertainer? Time stripper got topless! : TAPDANCER
5-down – Well in credit, Henry invested : THICK
6-down – Alarmed half of Tory ladies, I fancy, including these? : DAILYMAIL
7-down – See 6 : READERS
8-down – Argued case for penny on petrol, sort of : PLEADED
14-down – His doesn’t work — it’s bent : DISHONEST
16-down – Can one settle comfortably outside city? : NEWCASTLE
17-down – Island’s very good on the surface — stick around! : JAMAICA
18-down – Conservative strongly backing demand : CALLFOR
20-down – Not requiring payment for singer : PROBONO
21-down – Priest and sweetheart like sexy underwear in church office : PRELACY
23-down – Speaking with sense is commended : CITED
24-down – System meant to hold up West Country tourist : EMMET
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.