This crossword No. 27948 clues and answers were published on Thu 10 Oct 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27948 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Cave in reserve with sunfish : SUBSIDE
5-across – Members of artistic movement more than once chucked into ditches : CUBISTS
9-across – Different nations meeting : RACES
10-across – Live by river? Look for duck : BERGANDER
11-across – No room here for a drink : BEERGARDEN
12-across – Crusades staged for models that have been around a bit : USED
14-across – A game way of raising money : TESTIMONIAL
18-across – Relative almost said ‘Neat’ : UNCLUTTERED
21-across – See 12 : CARS
22-across – Canon’s turn to enter form of prayer : PREBENDARY
25-across – Conclude a wall covering is sterile : INFERTILE
26-across – One leaves to throw up a meal : LUNCH
27-across – Poetic inactivity in Lidl : IDLESSE
28-across – Acts like a predatory cat, eating small sweets? : MOUSSES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Second eleven starts acquiring game scorer : SCRIBE
2-down – Angel who’s retiring? : BACKER
3-down – Sharp, visible illegal tackle to get rid of ball : INSIGHTFUL
4-down – Wood almost burnt out: the finale for three months : EMBER
5-down – Firm retires lousy underwear maker : CORSETIER
6-down – Stand on branches? Americans do so, rightly : BEAR
7-down – Cruel, miserable lives and habitual response : SADISTIC
8-down – Celebrated instrument led off — it’s what cellists do : STRADDLE
13-down – Wow academic bishop with currency of very high distinction : CORDONBLEU
15-down – Gloomy, beset by raging sea, surrender : SATURNINE
16-down – Vegetable feature found in unknown ICU configuration : ZUCCHINI
17-down – Mocking short French consul’s dancing : SCORNFUL
19-down – Birches planted round Northern resort : CANNES
20-down – Complaint when temperature taken by pushy sort : TYPHUS
23-down – Swimmer offers resistance in support of gymnast : BREAM
24-down – See 6 : ARMS
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.