This crossword No. 27983 clues and answers were published on Wed 20 Nov 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27983 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Radar not working to pin down one Aussie convoy : ROADTRAIN
10-across – Fabulous bird takes hour to eat a fish : ROACH
11-across – Female? No! : IRONMAN
12-across – They emphasise it’s about a girl, mostly : ITALICS
13-across – Manage to miss ex-PM turning back to wave : EVADE
14-across – Stoutness of daughter one embraces after decline : ROTUNDITY
16-across – One’s drunk, awake: knowing one should drink less? : HEALTHCONSCIOUS
19-across – In the event, where John Paul II might have been laid to rest? : POLEVAULT
21-across – In rubber, move stealthily, advancing quietly : CREPE
22-across – His marvellous royal eggs regularly sent over : FABERGE
23-across – Ungenerous to be left in wretchedness : MISERLY
24-across – Breakdown finally in short journey: getting AA : MILNE
25-across – Reference works from which man copied wrongly : COMPENDIA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Pleasure craft, one that could launch a missile? : CRUISESHIP
2-down – Keep silent, then hurried up with a goodbye : SAYONARA
3-down – Block son taking my turn in match : STYMIE
4-down – Man and wife accepted by god : PAWN
5-down – Vague hunch about policeman : INDISTINCT
6-down – Work out anagram to get cold drink : ARMAGNAC
7-down – Area gets diluted covering before I paste : TAHINI
8-down – Rich husband you seek? Look first for a Welshman : RHYS
14-down – From sports ground, secured criminal is to break out again : RECRUDESCE
15-down – In the past ate rye doubly cooked, grabbing seconds : YESTERYEAR
17-down – Overtax salaried man, not a landlord : TAVERNER
18-down – Put aside exhausted horse : OVERRODE
20-down – Unstable California city’s anger : LABILE
21-down – Pamper commander’s circle : COSSET
22-down – In coal, say, endless money — and smoke : FUME
23-down – Selfish clamour that’s passed non-genetically? : MEME
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.