This crossword No. 27450 clues and answers were published on Wed 07 Mar 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27450 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ends up overwhelmed with glory, which is very sweet : GOLDENSYRUP
9-across – Done being Pacino fan? : ALLOVER
10-across – Put a stop to power plant’s strategy for bridge : ENDPLAY
11-across – Labour’s bound to reveal the exploitation business : SWEATSHOP
12-across – Spooner could polish off this limerick writer, son, in a stroke! : CLEAR
13-across – Parrot house downsized after first signs of economy cuts : ECHO
14-across – Stressed but having fewer wrinkles than you should? : UNDERLINED
16-across – Political clique’s go-go fun — far out : GANGOFFOUR
19-across – See 12 : SOUP
21-across – Hairstyle covers very retro crew member : BOSUN
22-across – Say euro is around about $1,000, gross : EGREGIOUS
24-across – Retiring Kitty’s oddly shy, producing lamb’s ears : STACHYS
25-across – Finding composer’s taken to court : VERDICT
26-across – Women met with pre-arranged authorisation : EMPOWERMENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Midas-like grip necessary to get rid of employee? : GOLDENHANDSHAKE
2-down – Blue-green, large old vessel : LOVAT
3-down – Are rocks, therefore, like pottery? : EARTHEN
4-down – Author of romances claiming page has English construction : STEEPLE
5-down – Scorn queen? Brummie would, with one fine-tuned clue : RIDICULE
6-down – No forward-looking scientist freely goes to an oil plant that’s nameless : PALAEONTOLOGIST
7-down – Nuisance Hardy appropriates pair of shorts : HASSLE
8-down – Cross Henry I appearing in Byrd composition : HYBRID
15-down – Nowt wrong with singular joint settlement : TOWNSHIP
16-down – Fail to progress sculpture : GOBUST
17-down – Worry, saying: That will make a fine cut : FRETSAW
18-down – Away from the estuary, excited motorist loses lead : UPRIVER
20-down – Feeling common to language : PASHTO
23-down – Prickly shrub’s stick pierced by sun : GORSE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.