This crossword No. 27315 clues and answers were published on Fri 29 Sep 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27315 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Portion of tandoori cottage cheese : RICOTTA
5-across – Champion winning in game : SUPPORT
9-across – Idle one filling a second coffee : AMERICANO
10-across – Develop and rent space : RIPEN
11-across – Virgin male getting relief : MAID
12-across – Marathon with top athlete : LONGJUMPER
14-across – Sign of Treasure Island covers wearing : GEMINI
15-across – Where snot runs, having contracted bug? : NOSTRIL
16-across – Animals like following Hollywood actor, not in love : ALPACAS
18-across – A cut to ordinary man that’s striking : APOLLO
20-across – Drives in Switzerland with gold following — money for Italian Job essentially lost : CHAUFFEURS
21-across – Turning stomachs seeing filth : SMUT
24-across – Fondle that woman, husband’s away so it’s safe : PETER
25-across – Pop an E with dare and go raving : ORANGEADE
26-across – Fleet Street journalist in a hurry : PRESSED
27-across – Leader McIlroy’s first shot makes green : EMERALD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Substantial money for state : REALM
2-down – Crack cocaine: concerning bad habit : CREVICE
3-down – Couple can, when hugging wife : TWIN
4-down – A doctor is in: able to get ordered drug : ANABOLICSTEROID
5-down – Kinky orgasm, naughtier partners forced to come together in this : SHOTGUNMARRIAGE
6-down – Party in Spain — euros exchanged : PERSUASION
7-down – Theoretically working daily? : ONPAPER
8-down – Shoot film in retreat: Doctor in Love : TENDRIL
13-down – Do farmers use these branches at bottom of field? : PITCHFORKS
16-down – Drink from county river running through mountain : ALCOPOP
17-down – Spin prime minister’s endless talk : PRATTLE
19-down – Lesbian character accepting a dance : LAMBADA
22-down – Time to solve Tramp? : TREAD
23-down – Faint, wiping head getting fever : AGUE
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.