This crossword No. 27925 clues and answers were published on Fri 13 Sep 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27925 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Liqueur in 15 : GALLIANO
9-across – Round window beginning to open in European city : OPORTO
10-across – Friend friendly, though not originally : ALLY
11-across – Jersey, say, female 15 put on chap, unfinished : FARMANIMAL
12-across – One in form again after tossing over sausage : WIENER
14-across – 15 presented with an award before day’s end : GIVENCHY
15-across – Furniture item fool perhaps shortened to get round corner, finally : DRESSER
17-across – All over the place, drunk, empty bottles : UNKEMPT
20-across – Garment: gear regularly kept in 15 : CARDIGAN
22-across – Wine has run out for curry dish : MASALA
23-across – US medal Jack stuck on old US comedian : SILVERSTAR
24-across – Lead lost in fencing, is that my sport? : WORD
25-across – 15’s artery leaving heart : CHANEL
26-across – Winger gets it on target, surprisingly : GREATTIT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Old European line for 15 : GAULTIER
2-down – See 24 across : PLAY
3-down – Brick dropped on head of raging foreman : GAFFER
4-down – Pen capturing the Guardian’s spirit : COURAGE
5-down – Mint carrying starter of quality, a kind of light dish : COQAUVIN
6-down – Still without a Poet Laureate? : MOTIONLESS
7-down – Brief assault with hard stick : ATTACH
13-down – Love essentially is ending, unfortunately, sinking very fast : NOSEDIVING
16-down – Bully lingered in ring, once : ENGIRDLE
18-down – 15 with a cut sent up, still : POLAROID
19-down – Two legs acting? : ONSTAGE
21-down – A gentle land : ALIGHT
22-down – Dealer in fine textiles, Queen impressed by a Scottish version of herself? : MERCER
24-down – Reportedly, I didn’t catch that old mechanical engineer : WATT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.