This crossword No. 27883 clues and answers were published on Fri 26 Jul 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27883 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Sly peep around catches one in fit condition : EPILEPSY
5-across – Latitude given by king, subject admits : TROPIC
9-across – Show anger with ornament ratings here : LOWERDECK
11-across – A bit like Balmoral’s hot stuff? : BOOTY
12-across – Campaigner’s initial boost when running : ABOLITIONIST
15-across – Fellow on edge may do so : FLIP
16-across – Rash from a French ruler unlike Louis le Gros? : UNTHINKING
18-across – Expelling or striking guards : EXORCISING
19-across – He leaves Trojan woman in island : CUBA
21-across – Setter with Observer: all new and very puzzling : IRRESOLVABLE
24-across – Pulse of a police officer touring this country : ADUKI
25-across – Tender, say — moving or not! : SEDENTARY
26-across – Online version of Macbeth is a gas : ETHANE
27-across – American behind bars perhaps shot : INTHECAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Keep tabs on vacuous liars — they’re slippery : EELS
2-down – State protected in biowarfare : IOWA
3-down – Stood up on end of bride’s dress : ENROBE
4-down – They restore millions pocketed by retail crew : SMELLINGSALTS
6-down – Problem clues like this will be good after exercise : RUBDOWNS
7-down – Promising support, promises to support it : PROPITIOUS
8-down – Sob quietly to put on weight? One must be cracked : CRYPTOGRAM
10-down – Plot with king’s knight welcoming long warning to swordsmen : KITCHENGARDEN
13-down – Lingering impression it’s time Farage is off : AFTERIMAGE
14-down – Lady Chatterley’s Lover, say, in some long grass, of course? : BITOFROUGH
17-down – Dividing is thus splitting numbers up : SCISSION
20-down – Draw back and head of lion seized by bird : FLINCH
22-down – Stuff from down under is alcohol : MARC
23-down – Lake by that ancient French city : LYON
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.