This crossword No. 27090 clues and answers were published on Tue 10 Jan 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27090 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Flinch from Arthur, in a fix : TURNAHAIR
10-across – With a hostess improperly chasing the above tennis player, the end is inevitable : ASHES
11-across – Rise of Hilaire Belloc : REBEL
12-across – Fine and nice-looking fish : HUNKYDORY
13-across – Peter with an amusing kind of music : ROCKAND
14-across – Knowing no bounds, Medicis push back for the ultimate escape : SUICIDE
17-across – Knife that’s commemorated here : BOWIE
19-across – Island or not? : MAN
20-across – House guest in transit the other way round : SEGUE
21-across – Lunatics lacking a form of medication : LINCTUS
22-across – See 10 : TOASHES
24-across – Most fair, if minister adopts the riot act at last : PRETTIEST
26-across – End of life wasted in calling for nurse : CARER
28-across – Note hesitation about hospital discharge : RHEUM
29-across – Shell uncovered in Israel exploded to cause a disturbance : RAISEHELL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Lead deserters head north : STAR
2-down – Use this when in the Sahara, bickering : ARABIC
3-down – Men partial to get drunk in this house : PARLIAMENT
4-down – Father grabbed the girl and ran : DASHED
5-down – See 6 : GRANDSON
6-down – Piano’s working for new arrival : BABY
7-down – Sort of crane to install ring in annex : WHOOPING
8-down – Spot in the Hautes-Pyrénées : ESPY
13-down – Be revolting and look revoltingly up and over top of bra : REBEL
15-down – Sporadically gets darker, rising within a short distance : INSNATCHES
16-down – Pitchers titchers? : EWERS
18-down – Thought to have secured victory right in the middle of the action : WONDERED
19-down – The Guardian finally kick the bucket: editor held in compiler’s arms : MUSKETRY
22-down – Tasty piece of nipple? : TITBIT
23-down – Champions need a higher oestrogen dose : HEROES
24-down – To knit or not knit sounds like some wisdom : PURL
25-down – Prison term for the enemy : TIME
27-down – See 13 across : ROLL
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.