This crossword No. 27731 clues and answers were published on Wed 30 Jan 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27731 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Design bags and clothing item : LANDSCAPE
10-across – Came up with a 21 down adornment : AROSE
11-across – The Guardian’s backyard in close season : NEWYEAR
12-across – Gave notice about guard coming up short : AWARDED
13-across – Primate stripped off plant seller : LORIS
14-across – Mix 21 and serve with starters of rice : POTPOURRI
16-across – 9 21 downer to limit PM’s inspiring skill : CAPABILITYBROWN
19-across – Complaint one’s put on wrong pants suit : SINUSITIS
21-across – Writer stalks singer? : GRASS
22-across – Dear academic leaves city for 21 down city : BABYLON
23-across – Green monkeys around lake’s edges? Correct : ENREGLE
24-across – Brazilian removes this drinker’s seat one’s broken : PUBIC
25-across – Awfully chastened with regret in story : THESECRET
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Crowds seizing cotton fabric for arms : FLINTLOCKS
2-down – Spy gathers women’s medic is one in 21 down : SNOWDROP
3-down – Lords losing head, making bloomers : ASTERS
4-down – See 24 : HAIR
5-down – Condition to enter Roman town’s ruins : DEVASTATES
6-down – Pet and a ferret around in a resting place : CATACOMB
7-down – Plot of book series : BORDER
8-down – Feeble fellow, one unwanted in bed : WEED
14-down – Historical region spread, preserving a language : PALATINATE
15-down – Badly singe small coins, which emit sparks : IGNESCENTS
17-down – Leaves one around Roman building : BASILICA
18-down – Men furious earl’s broken into hothouse : ORANGERY
20-down – Privileged people pocketing a billion? : NABOBS
21-down – See 25 : GARDEN
22-down – Group flying, by the way, in Rolls : BAPS
23-down – PM essentially disappointed England : EDEN
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.