This crossword No. 27505 clues and answers were published on Thu 10 May 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27505 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – PM once ditching head of state in Barnet : THATCH
4-across – Retiring soldiers work with country prone to infiltration : POROUS
9-across – Drug that doesn’t work for man? : DUDE
10-across – Medical substitute aces academic assignment : PROSTHESIS
11-across – Information on length for supporting beam : LINTEL
12-across – What makes daughter a palace attraction? : CHANGING
13-across – American rockers make time for artist : REMBRANDT
15-across – Coat’s wrapped round figure : FOUR
16-across – Billionaire’s acquired island : IONA
17-across – A feature film’s about manual worker : MACHINIST
21-across – See 12 : THEGUARD
22-across – Works out riddle, having succeeded finally : TRAINS
24-across – Doing without six-pack, having drunk 9 etc : ABSTINENCE
25-across – Rounds with ham, more sandwiches : AMMO
26-across – Slightly tight clothing for damsel in order to go around : TIDDLY
27-across – Good God! This is a bit of a pig : GAMMON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Bully’s horrible nature, one admitted? : TAURINE
2-down – Addle-pated or highly able? : ADEPT
3-down – Star’s sleeveless garment lifted completely : CAPELLA
5-down – Cost of no longer popular piece of music : OUTLAY
6-down – After a few balls, berobed queen’s running wild : OVERGROWN
7-down – Penny wearing Eve’s top? : SPINNER
8-down – Killer arrested by lawman, getting sudden comedown : FORCEDLANDING
14-down – Missing king to get dubbed ignorant : BENIGHTED
16-down – People wearing religious clothing : INHABIT
18-down – High tea during hard period for concubine : HETAERA
19-down – Fifty Shades-type behaviour an unwelcome sight in the bedroom : SANDMAN
20-down – Lascivious, heartless church bigwig : CARNAL
23-down – Signal recalling marines : ALARM
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.