This crossword No. 27369 clues and answers were published on Fri 01 Dec 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27369 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Joe wanders around lavish old city : JERICHO
5-across – Swimmer to open Guinness bottles : PENGUIN
9-across – Criminal act caught out after strong drink : FAGIN
10-across – Prior calculations of stars orbiting around Earth by the 100 : FORECASTS
11-across – Muslim leaders reject onion — sure that’s the answer? : AYATOLLAHS
12-across – Team follows reserves by car : TAXI
14-across – Indian flower scared to travel a great deal with us : SACREDLOTUS
18-across – Original one gave a mint to chew around lunchtime : IMAGINATIVE
21-across – Disco suit : CLUB
22-across – Like a cup, Mr, of icy lacquer? Some sent back : CALYCIFORM
25-across – Maybe too much salt is dangerous : UNHEALTHY
26-across – Cancel book — it’s missing second page : ANNUL
27-across – Vehicle reverses by king, queen and huntsman : TRACKER
28-across – Short newspaper item on blown-up air-beds : SIDEBAR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Great deliveries of oranges : JAFFAS
2-down – Keen to pirouette over good music : REGGAE
3-down – Ban porn and chess!, I raged : CENSORSHIP
4-down – US labour leader once blowing his top over large amount of waste : OFFAL
5-down – Father is cheater, surprisingly, but not at board game : PARCHEESI
6-down – No 1 church in France? : NICE
7-down – Social climbers at college have quiche during the weekend : UPSTARTS
8-down – Most awful new wine is French : NASTIEST
13-down – Trouble brewing not to get one group honour : BLUERIBAND
15-down – Quality tea time during a competition run : CHARACTER
16-down – Noble’s wayward cousin hugged by retired transvestite : VISCOUNT
17-down – 1980 pop song, sung to grandmother : BABUSHKA
19-down – To socialise, tramp hugs knight and bishop : HOBNOB
20-down – One walking, one talking without end : AMBLER
23-down – Get up — finally Christmas! Too busy to play with toys : YOYOS
24-down – Poet not at home to have fun : LARK
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.