This crossword No. 27498 clues and answers were published on Wed 02 May 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27498 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Writer like Nelson? : COLUMNIST
8-across – Substitute for axes : PROXY
9-across – 1000 + 1 + 50 + 0 + 50? It’s about a unit : KILOLITRE
10-across – Measure direction using sound : WEIGH
12-across – He’s a priest, surrounded by noise : HELIUM
13-across – At position in A&E wanting 6 : ASTATINE
16-across – CD music made poorly, lacking special energy : CADMIUM
19-across – Backtrack with Poles moving in … : SPONSOR
22-across – … one agrees for fool to come in : ASSENTER
25-across – Co-pilot finally completes putting fuel over nose of Boeing : COBALT
27-across – Youngsters left inside discos : CLUBS
28-across – Be 51 stone in front, without odd tummy : BERYLLIUM
29-across – Delivered my first line? : QUEUE
30-across – Perfect summer month for record drink : MINTJULEP
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – I dine out after 10 : IODINE
2-down – EU’s regret over drug : EUROPIUM
3-down – In wind, I umpire inside : INDIUM
4-down – Answer parsed cryptically and placed far apart : ASPREAD
5-down – Important old city fellow : URGENT
6-down – O’Grady in orthodox drag to make endings funny : OXYGEN
11-down – Terminate Sierra, Romeo, Quebec, Papa? : STOP
14-down – See 16 : IRS
15-down – Earl with posh car? Perhaps this is to be human : ERR
16-down – 100 locks for furniture : CHA
17-down – Democrat very upset by party’s old computer system : DOS
18-down – Capable of two thirds output? That’s dodgy : UPTO
20-down – No prize? I’m to receive 2nd cup : NOBELIUM
21-down – As football team loses a league, 1 to 100 : ARSENIC
23-down – S-setter retired to tour the capital of Latvia : SULFUR
24-down – Er … er … twice the amount of hesitation : ERBIUM
25-down – Toy eaten up by Lord Wolf : COYOTE
26-down – Praised young Miliband after his elevation, say : LAUDED
This crossword has in total 32 where 14 are across and 18 are down.