This crossword No. 27290 clues and answers were published on Thu 31 Aug 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27290 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – As a crossword is finished, well-informed : CLUEDUP
5-across – See 4 : PARENTS
9-across – Asian leader, man in vessel from the East : NEHRU
10-across – Ridge on course to lose a 21 : SCOTSPINE
11-across – Prisoner at first notably distressed to be incarcerated in old area of punishment? : PENALTYBOX
12-across – Pat on the back far from rare? : WELL
14-across – See 17 : CUMBERBATCH
18-across – Planet clearly illuminated using iron and lead : EVENINGSTAR
21-across – Plane perhaps hijacked by buccaneer, turning back : TREE
22-across – Misery, western and Aliens — nothing between them : WETBLANKET
25-across – Article inaccurate I alter, do I? : EDITORIAL
26-across – Drive crooked mile around Peterhead : IMPEL
27-across – First two of seven different punches — that will teach you! : SOTHERE
28-across – Look for New York to contain a countering team from that city? : YANKEES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sky put article in text of news story : CANOPY
2-down – UN secretary-general in truth anti-imperialist : UTHANT
3-down – Those partial to chicken and chips in for unsightly fat! : DOUBLECHIN
4-down – Issue driven by these gambles, modest cut invested : PUSHY
5-down – Support figure going over testament, as advocate : PROPONENT
6-down – Flower of Lancashire and Yorkshire neither red nor white? : ROSE
7-down – One group breaking record that’s nutty : NOISETTE
8-down – Secret society’s opening, they carelessly having hidden key : STEALTHY
13-down – Ear to brain, extraordinary lapse : ABERRATION
15-down – Draw in game set to change : MAGNETISE
16-down – Vegetarian diet under microscope, initially : MEATLESS
17-down – Actor extracting copper from a lot of salad ingredients served with ham and hollandaise sauce? : BENEDICT
19-down – Capital quiet, after endless cheers on Japanese borders : SKOPJE
20-down – Unlikely to fill empty seats in part of the theatre : STALLS
23-down – Cow, like her mate? : BULLY
24-down – See 12 : DONE
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.