This crossword No. 27970 clues and answers were published on Tue 05 Nov 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27970 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Kippers? They’re on the way from Mallaig to Fort William : SLEEPERS
9-across – Aroused by adult party in Ireland : AWAKE
10-across – Flower that’s yellow, outside Germany or in it : ODER
11-across – Carmen in East London area, leading to boos and hisses? : BARRACKING
12-across – Unsettled after Scientology’s first dissemination : SOWING
14-across – Ice pack only partially needed : DIAMONDS
15-across – Like Mr & Mrs Smith, finally was dying : HITCHED
17-across – Sexually ambivalent? Leave chap from the ’50s, intolerant of others’ ideas : BIGOTED
20-across – Conservative leader suspended for being shifty? : CHANGING
22-across – Arabs perhaps coming from other shores : HORSES
23-across – Delete from Will’s Tinder his raving about me subjectively : DISINHERIT
24-across – Little bits of dirt under sofas, typically : DUST
25-across – Rue missing intro for White Bird : EGRET
26-across – Striking hat? It might be Haydn’s : CREATION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Bloomers German chap initially lampooned in Room 101 : GLADIOLI
2-down – Woman’s right to a German address? : HERR
3-down – Leaves through different gate, admits airline : TEABAG
4-down – A way to go on 22 across? : ASTRIDE
5-down – Indian princess has hair a man styled : MAHARANI
6-down – Cloak our resident Druid originally ordered in black? : DARKCOLOUR
7-down – As 22 across might be, by one German in 6, perhaps : REINED
13-down – Explosive new book describing dates with former England footballer : INCENDIARY
16-down – Descriptive words no good for teeth pig’s lost : EPITHETS
18-down – Turning out to be the online type : EVERSION
19-down – Fungi with some seaweed one’s eating cold : AGARICS
21-down – Acknowledged Henry was unwell : HAILED
22-down – Sexy bottom? It might encourage rapid but unwelcome developments : HOTBED
24-down – See one’s stoned : DATE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.