This crossword No. 27494 clues and answers were published on Fri 27 Apr 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27494 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Bully almost used, oddly, to be the perfect friend? : SOULMATE
9-across – Man in fleece I pass for a retriever? : PIECE
10-across – Pat possibly good on horse : DUNG
11-across – Describe nets that, if crossing, unravel initially, as netted : RETICULATE
12-across – Dog in front, I’m impressed! : BOWWOW
14-across – Pravda’s leader: revolutionary newspaper in surprisingly moral stand : PLATFORM
15-across – Talk about an obsequious devotee! : SPANIEL
17-across – Boob squeezed by rank dog : TERRIER
20-across – Facial mark: poodle has to live without it : BLACKEYE
22-across – Husky gets to bark around tree : CROAKY
23-across – Say whippet dogs all in traps right, that’s on the money! : DOLLARSIGN
24-across – Dog’s dinner? : CHOW
25-across – A great stop! : AVAST
26-across – Has sanction a new form? : CONTAINS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Medic, American, on senior programme : DOCUSOAP
2-down – Bung dog round back of kennel : PLUG
3-down – Male pointer finds tasty bit of bone : MARROW
4-down – Extreme force set to work, filling hole on roof of office : GESTAPO
5-down – Modern life’s ending in Belgian prison? : SPACEAGE
6-down – Finance company with plentiful supplies and many miles to travel : WELLSFARGO
7-down – Peach lieutenant put in drink : BELTER
13-down – With half-scrubbed cleaner recycling bottles left for bottle bank? : WINECELLAR
16-down – Loathe how much some directors get paid? : EXECRATE
18-down – Dog beginning to kick hen with loud barking : ELKHOUND
19-down – Entrance, dog kennels each way : BEWITCH
21-down – John, with devout belief, renouncing it for a rough scrubber : LOOFAH
22-down – Chihuahua, for example, a little Mexican in effect : CANINE
24-down – Bird, yak or rabbit? : CHAT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.