This crossword No. 27462 clues and answers were published on Wed 21 Mar 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27462 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Growth-restricted marsupial gets tense before jump : ROOTBOUND
6-across – Year in prison shade : CYAN
8-across – Colouring agent’s no good without positive temperature : DYESTUFF
9-across – Indication of impact: scattered red dust : POWDER
10-across – Complaint of Cruel Sea’s debut production : ULCERS
11-across – Is a ham put out to carve, son? : OVERACTS
12-across – Articles about next Greek deity : ATHENA
15-across – Experience flu outbreak that’s not common : TASTEFUL
16-across – USSR in a mess, following pressure from an older European state : PRUSSIAN
19-across – Work on engine to remove cocaine traces? : DECOKE
21-across – After drink, rock group has drugs for another group : SUPREMES
22-across – Nameless wild flower : VIOLET
24-across – Is perversely advanced still : SILENT
25-across – Up to date on focus again : RECENTRE
26-across – Refreshment left for bird : TEAL
27-across – City game after US guy’s comeback : CAMBRIDGE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – August: put gold back : ROYAL
2-down – Pornographic old book site : OBSCENE
3-down – University representative’s sad song? : BLUES
4-down – Frank, given space, gets ahead : UPFRONT
5-down – Act to hold newspapers down : DEPRESSED
6-down – Bully with bar on end of rope is a danger to cattle : COWBANE
7-down – Astonished by one-way fold : AWESTRUCK
13-down – Quite sour, off colour : TURQUOISE
14-down – Aix exploded atomic device, no question about it : AXIOMATIC
17-down – Stop circling source of Ugandan rivers — it’s bizarre! : SURREAL
18-down – No way drink is medicine! : NOSTRUM
20-down – Boasted about name being made regal : CROWNED
22-down – Minister against electric current saloon? : VICAR
23-down – High spot — of English year, that is : EYRIE
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.