This crossword No. 27503 clues and answers were published on Tue 08 May 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27503 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Pillar where water is drawn from river : MAINSTAY
5-across – Menial daughter, one booked by Dickens : DRUDGE
9-across – Head of oldest and most outlandish prehistoric beast : MASTODON
10-across – Ash, possibly, on edges of earthen dish : ENTREE
12-across – Jam for bear : STICK
13-across – With pound coin : LOINCLOTH
14-across – Making changes in device isn’t encouraged : INCENTIVISED
18-across – Dreadfully sad judge popular on social media : HEARTRENDING
21-across – Decorum — for devoutness, rector must be involved : PROPRIETY
23-across – Dickensian plot’s unexpected turn : TWIST
24-across – Mullet, say, discovered in fresh air, doomed : HAIRDO
25-across – Transport real and imaginary, not one for the birds : BUSTARDS
26-across – Tiresome magistrates get used to it : TRYING
27-across – Monkey on board creating big problems : STINKERS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Tree doctors aboard train heading north : MIMOSA
2-down – Introduce trendy source of booze — only one left : INSTIL
3-down – Material traditional in film : STOCKINET
4-down – Oscar joins team after a vote for historic mission : APOLLOELEVEN
6-down – Old force guarding province, symbolically described : RUNIC
7-down – Party guest finds place for a nap beside river : DORMOUSE
8-down – Consent obtained in Beeb, essentially, for protection from glare : EYESHADE
11-down – A British duty to arrange garb for streakers? : BIRTHDAYSUIT
15-down – Get drunk splitting French wine cask — I’m game! : VINGTETUN
16-down – Golfer likely to need this accompaniment to fish, fried? : CHIPSHOT
17-down – No pressure for clemency after PM gets winning margin : MAJORITY
19-down – Run through church chasing mole : PIERCE
20-down – Rising models like to be drawn in suspended animation : STASIS
22-down – Gunners tacitly agree to lift unhealthy gas : RADON
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.