This crossword No. 27005 clues and answers were published on Mon 03 Oct 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27005 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Birds skipping over the water : DUCKSANDDRAKES
8-across – Captivate a church member : CHARM
9-across – Picadors are involved here and there : SPORADIC
11-across – Plant name one needs to change : ANEMONE
12-across – Quietly it goes behind a tree for the quarry : LIMEPIT
13-across – Man in Spain loses hard game : OMBRE
15-across – Red shirt for one getting into clothes laid out : GARIBALDI
17-across – Injured, withdrew from competition : SCRATCHED
20-across – American in charge of the match : FUSEE
21-across – Situation of a bad sailor — or his boat : INIRONS
23-across – Unusually, Len gave four good books : EVANGEL
25-across – They may be happy playing cards : FAMILIES
26-across – To be paid nothing to fly : OWING
27-across – Esteem shown for those that are fit : HEALTHYRESPECT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – It’s not popular, as a rule : DICTATORSHIP
2-down – Stop giving cold comfort : CEASE
3-down – Dreamy but not solemn composition : SOMNOLENT
4-down – Gets inside information coming up for savings : NESTEGG
5-down – Odd role rewritten by an idle scribbler : DOODLER
6-down – This may cause a number to take up weapons : ALARM
7-down – Ways of forecasting election results that are on the way out : EXITPOLLS
10-down – Refuse to work and get off? Blimey! : STRIKEALIGHT
14-down – A revolutionary fortification : BARRICADE
16-down – Wild animals have to rub on trees : BUFFALOES
18-down – Drug used when man’s between hospitals : HASHISH
19-down – She puts on other people’s clothes : DRESSER
22-down – Gold that is left to an Oxford college : ORIEL
24-down – Handbook for girl in uniform : GUIDE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.