This crossword No. 27263 clues and answers were published on Mon 31 Jul 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27263 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Go around in women’s clothing : SKIRT
10-across – Simply gives us tea when out — depend on it! : AUSTERELY
11-across – Calls may be made via these money markets : EXCHANGES
12-across – Schemes thrown aside : IDEAS
13-across – One with a large bill gets the Spanish into a dreadful panic : PELICAN
15-across – One with a complaint but is prepared to wait : PATIENT
17-across – Ideal stage for kitchen-sink drama? : APRON
18-across – Comfortable place to sit and drink : LAP
20-across – Lake in Tanzania included in many a safari : NYASA
22-across – At present not there, nor anywhere else : NOWHERE
25-across – Eggs on head of school — it’s not for boys : ROEDEAN
26-across – Cut and wound wild bears : SABRE
27-across – Dramatic performance in translation : RENDITION
30-across – It needs pluck to play in triangular formation : BALALAIKA
31-across – Weak and unable to succeed outright : FRAIL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Setting up Italian agreement, the French give ground : ISLE
2-down – Looking round for a letter? : CIRCULAR
3-down – Sicilian hothead : ETNA
4-down – On the verge of alarming changes : MARGINAL
5-down – Goes through customs at university : USESUP
6-down – Underground movement providing opposition : RESISTANCE
7-down – About to give way and withdraw : RECEDE
8-down – Potato peelers may miss them, if they don’t keep them peeled : EYES
13-down – Beginner in discomfort — that’s obvious : PLAIN
14-down – Rags-to-riches story recalled in new adaptation : CINDERELLA
16-down – A writer Kipling never expected to meet : TWAIN
19-down – A payment covered by friend of father, perhaps : PARENTAL
21-down – A woman in Minnesota is likely to be this : AMERICAN
23-down – Bending elbow with boozer, beginning to sway unsteadily : WOBBLE
24-down – An insect from near Wigan : EARWIG
26-down – Boss upset and shows distress : SOBS
28-down – Suspect in a short time loses head : IFFY
29-down – A blue or white flower : NILE
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.