This crossword No. 27270 clues and answers were published on Tue 08 Aug 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27270 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Scheme to get extremely large pastries from the Orient : STRATAGEM
6-across – What includes Post Office counter’s opening time : EPOCH
9-across – Poet’s refrain about English imperialist notion : WHITEMANSBURDEN
10-across – Castle of Otranto’s walls besieged by kings : ROOK
11-across – Try to defend Blair over core principles : KEYNOTES
14-across – Affectionate message retiring chap’s received is really grand : KISSOGRAM
15-across – Traveller wants nothing sweet after a brandy : MARCO
16-across – Where potter may be skilful, pocketing ball in the end : DELFT
18-across – Little old lady close to Russian revolutionary : MINUTEMAN
20-across – Females in a cool, periodically wintry, feeling of kinship : AFFINITY
21-across – Divine figure from sculptor needing no introduction : ODIN
25-across – High standards for Lisa Simpson, working with energy : PROFESSIONALISM
26-across – Make lean daughter grilled feta : DEFAT
27-across – One may be travelling dry road around Middle East : DROMEDARY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Maybe farmer’s a source of litter on farm? I’m not sure : SOWER
2-down – Dire game across Atlantic, involving ball : RUINOUS
3-down – Before river, draw level : TIER
4-down – Fed European but not head of state : GMAN
5-down – Bright individual flower maiden’s kept in memory : MASTERMIND
6-down – Many quite outraged and one’s kept calm : EQUANIMITY
7-down – Person knocking on door’s let out after dropping round : OLDSTER
8-down – Workers not working comfortably : HANDSDOWN
12-down – Uncertain German admitted to not having sex : CONTINGENT
13-down – Overdid a little drink — date is going badly : DRAMATISED
14-down – Snatched a little butter, then had rest : KIDNAPPED
17-down – Face of Lancôme provided with swell launch : LIFTOFF
19-down – Island arrived at by air, perhaps : MADEIRA
22-down – New setter’s joining Times, a selfish sort? : NIMBY
23-down – See 15 : POLO
24-down – Run one? : RACE
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.