This crossword No. 27623 clues and answers were published on Tue 25 Sep 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27623 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Bubble that irritates second-rate movie star? : BLISTER
5-across – Deal with vexed solicitor on the phone : SORTOUT
9-across – Suspicious sailor retraced Cuban’s steps : RUMBA
10-across – Man from our sphere transformed? : SUPERHERO
11-across – Children paired for walking races feigned distress : CROCODILETEARS
13-across – 7 academics and students cross : UNIX
14-across – Cruelty always preceding sex, in skivvy’s case : SEVERITY
17-across – Useful headgear, they say, for a horse race : HANDICAP
18-across – Prophet taking his son back is looking older : AGES
21-across – When nothing went right — nothing! — he’d often say so, angrily : ONEOFTHOSEDAYS
23-across – String of cars transported Democrat round Ohio, principally : MOTORCADE
24-across – Considering the odds, trust your coach : TUTOR
25-across – Clouds over rescue vessel impeding retreats : DARKENS
26-across – Virgin placed in lower recessed tomb, historically : PYRAMID
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Flyer’s attempt to cross river : BIRD
2-down – Going under gangster’s arm, it’ll raise the temperature : IMMERSIONHEATER
3-down – Shock as pioneering PM ditches Queen : THATCH
4-down – Those left without uniform to hang out : RESIDE
5-down – Trader moving comparatively freely round island : SUPPLIER
6-down – Artist, prig at heart, secures collector’s items : RARITIES
7-down – Android perhaps showing how things are done in theatre? : OPERATINGSYSTEM
8-down – Red sky is beginning to turn with brisk pace to the north : TROTSKYIST
12-down – Space needed in Slough after Mothers’ Union expanded : MUSHROOMED
15-down – One particular service a strain for Anglicans : AIRFORCE
16-down – What travels within France’s country tracks? : PATHWAYS
19-down – Like to strip off when retiring or having a snooze : ASLEEP
20-down – Journalist re-stocked it, ordering pens : EDITOR
22-down – Good clear network : GRID
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.