This crossword No. 27289 clues and answers were published on Wed 30 Aug 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27289 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Colourful creature, clever to follow goat : COMMABUTTERFLY
8-across – Paradoxically, it could be best! : WORST
9-across – I heartlessly intended to eat sweet, liking sauce : IMPUDENT
11-across – Hit erotic author interrupting tour abroad : RUNINTO
12-across – Love old sandwiches middle daughter leaves for cook : OREGANO
13-across – She-devil, one punching priest : LAMIA
15-across – Element in language of oriental comics? : MANGANESE
17-across – Unwind fuse in the plug : LIGHTENUP
20-across – Spun suit jacket of optimum design : MOTIF
21-across – Drugs ring criminals run is gone : OPIATES
23-across – Left back to warn of trouble : PORTEND
25-across – Where Galácticos played, following team of stars : SIDEREAL
26-across – Collection of voices paper’s reported : CHOIR
27-across – What shoots and leaves diner eats first : ROCKETLAUNCHER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – He wanted bottle of cordial, only laced with whiskey : COWARDLYLION
2-down – One’s thick slice of ham or onion : MORON
3-down – Waiter quite slowly cut drinks off the booze tab : ATTENDANT
4-down – The same two places to find students : UNIFORM
5-down – Tense and unhappy about work led by the bosses : TOPDOWN
6-down – Bar’s free for one turning up : RIDGE
7-down – What lady seeking partner hopes to do for estate manager : LANDAGENT
10-down – Court favourite, it’s understood, dined with queens : ROGERFEDERER
14-down – Big cheese spread coming and a round provided : MAGNIFICO
16-down – Old Breton, a Republican, one Macron irritated : ARMORICAN
18-down – Budding head of narcissus on a bouquet : NASCENT
19-down – Old man dressing badly shows fleshy bulge : PAPILLA
22-down – Two short English kings behave provocatively : TWERK
24-down – I turned on taps for patriarch : ENOCH
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.