This crossword No. 27504 clues and answers were published on Wed 09 May 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27504 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Old friends taking care of modern miss, including minister : COMPADRES
6-across – Senior officer taking academic stream in philosopher William’s place : OCCAM
9-across – Getting new gear? Sports official has it : REFIT
10-across – Hills not unusually having bird sounds around : QUANTOCKS
11-across – A party in difficulty : ADO
12-across – Trees found by prince in a foreign country : PHILIPPINES
14-across – Incident is placed on record — lines of celebration? : EPISODE
15-across – Rubbish blocking entrance — nasty bit of wire? : GAROTTE
16-across – Throw husband out — ancient fellow whose wife has cheated : CUCKOLD
19-across – Disciple following evangelist, a man of many words : JOHNSON
22-across – Naughty act of sexpot, seen retrospectively : EXPOSTFACTO
23-across – Boxer went down, with time running out : ALI
24-across – Maiden featured in special birthday poem : DITHYRAMB
26-across – Surprise article, something you may get lost in ? : AMAZE
27-across – Little women, never disheartened, about to begin again : RENEW
28-across – State number being brought to head, having taken drug repeatedly : TENNESSEE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Body in vehicle — something for police to investigate? : CARCASE
2-down – Aims of criminal joining Italy’s No 1 illegal gang : MAFIOSI
3-down – Non-patriots in revolt — being negative, they are charged : ANTIPROTONS
4-down – Reward soldiers fairly : REQUITE
5-down – Submarine group very hot : SEARING
6-down – Plump and old, needing exercise? : OPT
7-down – Clown organised teachers — fair target? : COCONUT
8-down – Small stone housed in French gallery — essential item for visitor : MUSTSEE
13-down – Rod deceased, having swallowed yellow chemical : PERCHLORATE
16-down – Theologian enthralled by church organ in Somerset village : CHEDDAR
17-down – Skipper goes round southern island missing bit of ship’s apparatus : CAPSTAN
18-down – Excellent worker — I’ll get stuck in, resisting authority : DEFIANT
19-down – Revolutionary member of Eastern religion eating loaf : JACOBIN
20-down – Spiritualists giving phoney answer : SHAMANS
21-down – Simplicity I have found in nature, abandoning old city : NAIVETE
25-down – Tree in river, weak top to bottom : YEW
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.