This crossword No. 27390 clues and answers were published on Wed 27 Dec 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27390 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Stare and laugh, one giving way to love : GOGGLE
4-across – Swelling vocal sound : WARBLE
9-across – Poet denied sun and water : BURN
10-across – What’s worn by Amazons as custodians? : WARDRESSES
11-across – Bundle must keep dry, as must powder in this? : BATTLE
12-across – Truth backed by notes of confession making one quarrelsome : FACTIOUS
13-across – Husband, father, British and fat, put about nonsense in speech : GIBBERISH
15-across – Phoney dope safe — knew that must be wrong : FAKE
16-across – See 15 : NEWS
17-across – The ___ doing for a bob, said the old scout, a stickler for rules : JOBSWORTH
21-across – Girl and close friends — they have yet to blossom : ROSEBUDS
22-across – Basin in toilet with a nasty smell : LAVABO
24-across – Daisy contrived to present truer image : MARGUERITE
25-across – Judge in old car heading off : RATE
26-across – Go on, aim to get to river : ENDURE
27-across – Wise female has article in literary collection : ATHENA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Foodie French friend being met — fish is served : GOURAMI
2-down – Author presenting information concerned with outer space : GENET
3-down – Miserable stuff that will get you going? : LOWGEAR
5-down – A monk shortly catching cold where it can be very hot : AFRICA
6-down – A pain that doesn’t end in wicked old form of torture : BASTINADO
7-down – Flower given to darling creates effect : EXECUTE
8-down – Chair for shoppers is broken : PROFESSORSHIP
14-down – Having a problem walking, maybe, being dismissed? Oval is enthralled : BOWLEGGED
16-down – One neat, newly delivered young infant : NEONATE
18-down – Main thoroughfare invaded by visitor from space? : SALIENT
19-down – Woman is pretty in fancy hat : TABITHA
20-down – Film director’s ’aughtiness : AUTEUR
23-down – Vitality very limited, ever faltering : VERVE
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.