This crossword No. 27857 clues and answers were published on Wed 26 Jun 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27857 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Fine cow, the best : FLOWER
5-across – Broken-down Welshman joked on air : DIGESTED
9-across – It’s full of grated cheese that’s melting fast : ICESHEET
10-across – Loops edges around hole : NOOSES
11-across – Australian birds scrub duds : BRUSHTURKEYS
13-across – Whiskey in Greek island is daunting : COWS
14-across – Monk controls a new church in Don’s area : LAMANCHA
17-across – Tolerate bill involving Republican flag : STANDARD
18-across – Complain, putting away hot drink : WINE
20-across – Arab chemist packs cold beers for open-air markets : CARBOOTSALES
23-across – Lock on live bomb : BARREL
24-across – PA woman accompanies posh colleague : ANNUALLY
25-across – Find new homes for letters edited by European : RESETTLE
26-across – Current racket in mercury leads to a severe defeat : HIDING
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Secure place with gates at both ends : LOCK
3-down – Sink used to be stylish, comprising a special sort of graphite : WASHBASIN
4-down – Sheepish four regularly breaking new rule : RUEFUL
5-down – What causes the middle to rot? : DUTCHELMDISEASE
6-down – Game’s tacky, restricting home runs : GINRUMMY
7-down – Handle contents of shelves 1 or 13 : STOCK
8-down – 2, 7 and 23, say, keeping extremely slim : EVERYTHING
12-down – Dim friend put away oral part : SOFTPALATE
15-down – Stall society occupying recent feature of arena? : NEWSSTAND
16-down – In which sleepers lie on other sleepers : WAGONLIT
19-down – Picnic invaded by large seal : CLINCH
21-down – Start to go in, having shed clothes to get lighter : BARGE
22-down – Are they all partial to Gaelic language? : CLAN
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.