This crossword No. 27061 clues and answers were published on Wed 07 Dec 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27061 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Wally, the pickpocket’s son, gets credit : DIPSTICK
5-across – Dry American conspirator : BRUTUS
9-across – Abandon players on holiday : CASTAWAY
10-across – Measure third of volunteers first to get signed up : ENLIST
12-across – Implication makes many quarrel : DRIFT
13-across – Apple girl cooked for jazz musician : GRAPPELLI
14-across – Artist gets Bob endlessly agitated : GAINSBOROUGH
18-across – Long to dress daughter with outstanding accessory : HANDKERCHIEF
21-across – Curse deterioration in a weapon : SWEARWORD
23-across – Doctor gets large elephant head? That’s some beast : MOOSE
24-across – Singer allowed to keep a pub : LINNET
25-across – Work the land in infamous prison : BASTILLE
26-across – Betray woman more readily : RATHER
27-across – Drills type of junction box : TEACHEST
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Judge finds detectives taken in by banker : DECIDE
2-down – Finished one small drink : PASTIS
3-down – To rail about a small breakfast utensil : TOASTRACK
4-down – Caught droppin’ curry in the sports pavilion : CHANGINGROOM
6-down – Approach made quickly : RUNUP
7-down – [Threefold function of rehearsal] : TRIALRUN
8-down – Keep one’s place — international race in view : SITTIGHT
11-down – Botched array disrupted energy source : CARBOHYDRATE
15-down – Irate chum upset? He’s quite ill : RHEUMATIC
16-down – Artist sees women slither about : WHISTLER
17-down – Web of global proportions to detain space traveller : INTERNET
19-down – Player’s remarkably agile around circuit : GOALIE
20-down – Church set in a hollow is respectable : DECENT
22-down – Old magistrate with a bill : REEVE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.