This crossword No. 27006 clues and answers were published on Tue 04 Oct 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27006 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Beloved disciple’s pain St Peter fails to comprehend : TEACHERSPET
9-across – Electrical equipment: ___ die? : ADAPTOR
10-across – Succeeded with valour to banish a destructive force : SCOURGE
11-across – Toss a clue around: no hope here : LOSTCAUSE
12-across – Might start to pursue debtor : POWER
13-across – Doctor comes to a stop : WHOA
14-across – Don’t be fooled by such clothing : SEETHROUGH
16-across – Ponder aloud slur on tense middle-class enclave : MUESLIBELT
19-across – Very elated? Surely not, in this : SOUP
21-across – Work team manage to move fast to change dress : SHIFT
22-across – O, go for a ride to see cultural event! : RINGCYCLE
24-across – Sort of bomber in the south: duck! : STEALTH
25-across – Receiving caning at last, roughly on the bottom : AGROUND
26-across – Frank, a father who feels he’s a woman? : TRANSPARENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Recognise St Thomas and be pleased — you’re improving : THATSMORELIKEIT
2-down – Ornamental frame chipped on both sides in lumber room, perhaps : ATTIC
3-down – Announce that woman’s clothing is covered in hair : HIRSUTE
4-down – Relax, employing muscle to get deference : RESPECT
5-down – Magician’s power shortening both names of one-time presidential candidate : PROSPERO
6-down – Refuse to try blanket from bed — say you are covered : THROWOUTOFCOURT
7-down – Overturning rule vulgar to indulge immoderately : WALLOW
8-down – Lack sweet touch, having no heart : DEARTH
15-down – Putting in big quantity, stuff a set of vessels : FLOTILLA
16-down – Reflect about one’s bad treatment : MISUSE
17-down – Simpson: he’s a structuralist : BARTHES
18-down – In a real pickle — it’s unreadable : LINEARA
20-down – Fake subs travelling up into river : PSEUDO
23-down – Fixes for son to get a small promotion? Damn! : CURSE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.