This crossword No. 27638 clues and answers were published on Fri 12 Oct 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27638 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Broadcast mocking animal eating grain as fodder : RYEGRASS
6-across – Fatty substances put Tory leader on edge : LIPIDS
9-across – Man going on board with female, in steady relationship at first : SURFER
10-across – Girl returned to look quickly through yearly publications : ALMANACS
11-across – Standard way of saying RAM must remain constant? : THEREWILL
13-across – Badger runs through mown grass : HARRY
15-across – Sting involving gin and rum drunk around Geordieland? : GORDON
17-across – A rook nested in smaller species’ overcrowded area : WARREN
18-across – Car that only young owners treasure always starts : TOYOTA
19-across – Southern river with very good crustaceans : SCAMPI
21-across – See 11 : NEVER
22-across – See 11 : BEANOTHER
25-across – Adult errs when drunk? Butts in here, perhaps : ASHTRAYS
26-across – See 15 : SUMNER
28-across – Article with piece about female trainspotter : ANORAK
29-across – Piece of cake turned up? Keep mum on! : PUSHOVER
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – See 11 : YOU
3-down – Some running of errands for dogsbody : GOFER
4-down – Topless thin torso, sporting white bloomers : ARROWROOTS
5-down – Rogue with second name unknown : SCALLY
6-down – See 27 : LAMB
7-down – One writing piece about male star : PENTAGRAM
8-down – Impractically theoretical medic taking round out to home by river : DOCTRINAIRE
12-down – Crime committed against state senator? : HIGHTREASON
14-down – Those wrongly taking clarinet solos, discontentedly playing : LARCENISTS
16-down – Poet from Maidenhead almost set off in posh car : RHYMESTER
20-down – Notes drink causing muddled confusion : MESSUP
23-down – Essential for galop, metronome’s rising speed : TEMPO
24-down – Computer keyboard’s lead is waterproof : MACK
27-down – Blame shifted, after royal subject knocked over dearest possession : EWE
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.