This crossword No. 27616 clues and answers were published on Mon 17 Sep 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27616 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Nurse enters passage that’s short : TRANSIENT
6-across – Wally goes through gym on the way out : PASSE
9-across – Strike that man in church : CHIME
10-across – Penny has licence to provide bromide : PLATITUDE
11-across – It’s risky to brush with vigour : TOUCHANDGO
12-across – Colours fade : FLAG
14-across – Thrash counter-revolutionary? : TROUNCE
15-across – Post shabby clothes in Israel : STATION
17-across – Pupil is rather pliant : LISSOME
19-across – Painter is special to be embraced by comrade : MATISSE
20-across – Betray European judge : RATE
22-across – Chief ought to tumble before anything else : FIRSTOFALL
25-across – Tory leader’s fury fades after misfortunes : TRAGEDIES
26-across – Regrets adopting liberal laws : RULES
27-across – Traded in wood tar, initially : DEALT
28-across – Cockney in ecstasy since getting offer : EASTENDER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Diplomacy surrounding Indian leader is understood : TACIT
2-down – Claudius prepared to eat duck and tart : ACIDULOUS
3-down – Engineer’s relative keeps fowl : STEPHENSON
4-down – Cost of swans in the river : EXPENSE
5-down – Disarming agent hurries to embrace Georgia : TEARGAS
6-down – Parking subsidy is spent : PAID
7-down – Row makes society slaughter : SCULL
8-down – Development of endless crisis with Spain : EMERGENCE
13-down – Ensure boat is ordered for resort : EASTBOURNE
14-down – Lead otter about? That’ll be endured! : TOLERATED
16-down – This month every edition is set up : INSTALLED
18-down – Earl to risk concealing condition of building : EDIFICE
19-down – Badly treats girls wrapping uniform : MISUSES
21-down – Portia rarely bears headgear : TIARA
23-down – No-hoper with dreadful roles : LOSER
24-down – Ridicule first person in French street : JEST
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.