This crossword No. 27444 clues and answers were published on Wed 28 Feb 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27444 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Slowly movin’ to conceal swindle, a part of Asia : INDOCHINA
10-across – Old quarter, newer design : OPART
11-across – A Rolling Stone introduces himself after good trick : GIMMICK
12-across – Parasite not quite attaching to cows, due to motion : KINETIC
13-across – Straight part of routine a triumph : NEAT
14-across – In brief half-light, stop to catch first bit of warbling — like this? : DAWNCHORUS
16-across – See 5 : THEPARK
17-across – With both flanks cleared, swap piece, drawing game : HANGMAN
19-across – Patience perhaps a virtue, having invested time in a girl, foolishly : LIGHTOPERA
22-across – Regularly appearing, exam days when school’s out : XMAS
24-across – Bloke cut metre off plant from Australia : GUMTREE
25-across – US city airport not closing with start of operations : ORLANDO
26-across – Hello — a greeting interpreted the wrong way : ALOHA
27-across – Pharaoh getting back scrubbed, hell amid gross depravity : TURPITUDE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Tinge out, 0.001kg boxes? Message noted : SINGINGTELEGRAM
2-down – Where, perhaps, to buy a barrier for water : ADAMSALE
3-down – Bitter cold in desert : ACRID
4-down – Punt with second payoff : KICKBACK
5-down – Picnic, outdoor exercise : WALKIN
6-down – Nonsense, such extremes entertained by low figure : MOONSHINE
7-down – Quickish pace from China, knees gone might you say? : CANTER
8-down – Criticism wears down characters — but these really hurt? : STICKSANDSTONES
15-down – Calibrate in a different way regarding micro-organisms : BACTERIAL
17-down – Unprincipled behaviour of women, prince snaffling them all : HARLOTRY
18-down – Force doctor and staff to join corporation : MOMENTUM
20-down – Caper has doctor incarcerated? : GAMBOL
21-down – Quite lovely : PRETTY
23-down – Quite ugly : PLAIN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.