This crossword No. 27026 clues and answers were published on Thu 27 Oct 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27026 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – South American, but not Picaroon, can get a top billing : COSTAR
4-across – Dish that is best to eat cold : ICECREAM
9-across – Jiffy bags right for device : TRICK
10-across – Carry out urban repairs with crooked quality : MENDACITY
11-across – Dancing act heard close to Torvill and Dean’s workplace : CATHEDRAL
12-across – Philosopher that you can’t get in to, mostly : LOCKE
13-across – Unclad Greek character to rush lines in small-scale theatre work : MICROSURGERY
17-across – Convincingly repulsive, say, after makeover : PERSUASIVELY
20-across – American pursues good deal for sports car : LOTUS
21-across – Report is entered in record — it shows who has the last word : EPILOGIST
23-across – King George I dons sarong that’s shot silk : GROSGRAIN
24-across – Worker taking time off in vessel : OILER
25-across – Like an item obtained returning three rocks : TOGETHER
26-across – Port amassed? Oenophile spun bottles : ODESSA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Animal on a hunt through tunnel : CATACOMB
2-down – Special US agency receiving a jerk’s complaint : SCIATICA
3-down – Joint leader of Republicans dismissed in anger : ANKLE
5-down – Firefighter stops two prisoners helping : CONFLAGRATION
6-down – Burn Louis XIV, maybe, in Belgian city : CHARLEROI
7-down – Show sinner not quite welcomed by Anglican community : EVINCE
8-down – Part of year with border chaos : MAYHEM
10-down – Dadaism’s queer founders presenting a controversial writer : MARQUISDESADE
14-down – Moan open dresses will show boob : OVERSIGHT
15-down – Greek statesman, caught in danger, gets tips from Eurocrats : PERICLES
16-down – Turmoil in Syria, the state having lost control : HYSTERIA
18-down – Small and delicate : SLIGHT
19-down – Heading for Sandown, crowd wants horse to leave stable : STRONG
22-down – Poet pens nothing elliptical : OVOID
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.