This crossword No. 27113 clues and answers were published on Mon 06 Feb 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27113 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – They drink to steamship vessels : TOSSPOTS
5-across – Animal on a road is easily frightened : COWARD
9-across – A death sentence impending or just some bird? : BLACKCAP
10-across – I appear surrounded by rambling roses and trees : OSIERS
12-across – Levels the odds : EVENS
13-across – A tree northerners long for : SCOTSPINE
14-across – Whichever way you look at them, they add up to the same thing : MAGICSQUARES
18-across – Novel, alas, unfolded unexpectedly : ALLOFASUDDEN
21-across – Try an overdue reform : ENDEAVOUR
23-across – Nursery for high-flyers? : EYRIE
24-across – Girl takes in information for programme : AGENDA
25-across – A striking defeat that’s embarrassing : ABASHING
26-across – Musical destiny : KISMET
27-across – Fit as a fiddle? If you say so! : VERYWELL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – It may be prescribed or inscribed : TABLET
2-down – Climbs on the weighing machine : SCALES
3-down – A plain standard : PIKESTAFF
4-down – Conveyance in one’s car : TRANSMISSION
6-down – Well-equipped place to ring a relative : OASIS
7-down – Earliest form of workshops : ATELIERS
8-down – The last thing a crowd will do : DISPERSE
11-down – Regard as skilful and substantial : CONSIDERABLE
15-down – American Lesley’s going out with, to no avail : USELESSLY
16-down – Confront Wolves, say, in the mud : FACEPACK
17-down – Finish up having a drink outside for pleasure : GLADNESS
19-down – One goes in an old vessel for a voyage : CRUISE
20-down – Part of India once producing oddly designed bangle : BENGAL
22-down – Confuse a clergyman with the French : ADDLE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.