This crossword No. 27431 clues and answers were published on Tue 13 Feb 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27431 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Dirty Harry initially lies: Clint Eastwood to verge on dishonesty : SAILCLOSETO
9-across – Damage concerning tailless bird : MARABOU
10-across – People, in general, back to see film : WESTERN
11-across – One sees dialogue of Pale Rider cast : LIPREADER
12-across – Galloped round in this? : RODEO
13-across – Busy chewing old pen : COOP
14-across – Soft teacher flipping against group punishment here : PRISONCAMP
16-across – Sliced thin bread — a demise for loaf? : BRAINDEATH
19-across – On screen, fellow is handsome : FAIR
20-across – Spanish river turns and merges with the French one : LOIRE
21-across – One might treat this model, picking up Penny on important date : THERAPIST
23-across – Extremist born in leaderless 24 : TALIBAN
24-across – Language from computing: the first adopted by Turing? : ITALIAN
25-across – Clearing out desk when sacked, then going off : SKEDADDLING
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Germ in toilet, pal scrubs away : STREPTOBACILLUS
2-down – Fill Tramp’s puzzle in the end: incomplete Tramp’s for filling : IMBUE
3-down – Sick in Australia : CHUNDER
4-down – Ahead in county division after playing side at the top : ONWARDS
5-down – Protect nurse: mum concerned with nursing home : ENSHRINE
6-down – Performing too much? Is it end for super Dave Gorman broadcast? : OVERDRAMATISING
7-down – Remorselessness from rogue — account hiding large gift : IMPLACABILITY
8-down – Fantastic Gran Torino pic is absorbing : INCORPORATING
15-down – Group of three players sign contracts : ENSEMBLE
17-down – Country star in Hollywood, not hot single American : ESTONIA
18-down – See 1 across : THEWIND
22-down – Violin piece from 6 : AMATI
This crossword has in total 26 where 14 are across and 12 are down.