This crossword No. 27073 clues and answers were published on Wed 21 Dec 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27073 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Footballer’s not let play inside congested areas : BOTTLENECKS
9-across – Those in training as home birds : INTERNS
10-across – Silk trousers taken off right away : TUSSORE
11-across – Time to sow a tree, working in tandem? : TWOSEATER
12-across – Head of church’s non-variable system for transferring money : PAPAL
13-across – Classic horny predicament after princess lost out : EMMA
14-across – Learn space traveller’s fine at present : COMETOKNOW
16-across – Wild boar or elephant less confined, we hear, in city some 50 miles from Birmingham : TUSCALOOSA
19-across – One that painted pair leaving fair : ETTY
21-across – Scare one female off a footballer : TERRY
22-across – Liquid used in cooking a sort of pilau — not with rice, ultimately : PEANUTOIL
24-across – Animal amongst camel’s ancestors, for example : LIONESS
25-across – Leave after greeting rebellious young chap, a Spanish gent : HIDALGO
26-across – Drinks do make Blair sound Conservative? : SHERRYPARTY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Rear leg grows big fungal growths : BUTTONMUSHROOMS
2-down – Horse in box? No : THREE
3-down – The French love another hot country : LESOTHO
4-down – Hazel perhaps needs potty briefly, with dance not quite finished : NUTTREE
5-down – After vacation, cruise ship ring up refuse collector : CESSPOOL
6-down – So mad, possibly, after second evil-tempered ugly giant upset the old Big Applecart? : SHOPPINGTROLLEY
7-down – Gossip in front of both petite and neat topless model : TITTLE
8-down – A single sweet to go with chicken : MELLOW
15-down – Gay men out on date, not content to see the moon : GANYMEDE
16-down – See 7 : TATTLE
17-down – One against giving work to model? : OPPOSER
18-down – Accident as food served with sausage falls in drink : SMASHUP
20-down – See 8 : YELLOW
23-down – Where to get milkshake after tip-off : UDDER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.