This crossword No. 27318 clues and answers were published on Tue 03 Oct 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27318 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Sex for Roman philosopher is noble : VICOMTE
5-across – Philosopher, one working a large amount : MILLION
10-across – This is a reminder to invest pounds : CLUE
11-across – Sanctimonious lines by philosopher, a junkie : PILLPOPPER
12-across – Dance suggestively, in extremely giddy tempo : GYRATE
13-across – Philosopher concerned with small units : PLATOONS
14-across – Clothing collection and tea picked up by philosopher : TROUSSEAU
16-across – King swallows drop of Lemsip, catching a chill : RELAX
17-across – Actress in Ultimo bra, gracefully twirling : GARBO
19-across – A friend meets Mike using letters of introduction? : ACRONYMIC
23-across – Supply me with dosh in search for pleasure : HEDONISM
24-across – Unearth erstwhile philosopher : EXHUME
26-across – Roman philosopher running into virgin : MARKANTONY
27-across – Expression of pleasure as tedium’s cut short : GRIN
28-across – Finding court composer’s given precedence : VERDICT
29-across – Flatter hulk stripping off during a tryst : ADULATE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Hip liberal philosopher — his work is decorative : INLAYER
3-down – Head of Oundle has great final term : OMEGA
4-down – Slept so badly in a state of deshabille : TOPLESS
6-down – Plain dancing? We’re told why a ball may be so : INPLAY
7-down – Doctor or sleepy nurses run kind of hospital : LEPROSERY
8-down – A canoe travelling around one large group of islands : OCEANIA
9-down – Acclaim actor lacking refinement in London park : CLAPHAMCOMMON
15-down – British philosopher welcomed by German and not hindered : UNBLOCKED
18-down – Salt in wonderful starter of tabbouleh getting consumed : ACETATE
20-down – Look at cracking cryptic done like a Cyclops? : ONEEYED
21-down – One first rings a doctor, a specialist in feet : IAMBIST
22-down – Occasion to eat a piece of cake : PICNIC
25-down – Man turned on philosopher : HEGEL
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.