This crossword No. 27017 clues and answers were published on Mon 17 Oct 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27017 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – It may be played on the lawn : HOSEPIPE
5-across – Office workers go to a Scottish island : STAFFA
9-across – They help those wishing to take cover : INSURERS
10-across – Stops some injustice as essentially unfair : CEASES
12-across – Approach shown by a forceful person : DRIVE
13-across – Issue half of them before a race : EMANATION
14-across – Threaten with acid? It may result in inevitable fatality : CERTAINDEATH
18-across – Gatecrasher? : BATTERINGRAM
21-across – Greatness, unfortunately, makes enemies : ESTRANGES
23-across – Peer in uniform : EQUAL
24-across – Revising his set subject : THESIS
25-across – Serving men and women operate from behind it : BASELINE
26-across – Relax and pause going round about the Orient : EASEUP
27-across – Greek hero who had an epic journey to get home : ODYSSEUS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Top style musical party : HAIRDO
2-down – Bird lives in hide : SISKIN
3-down – Remain by ascetic : PERSEVERE
4-down – Financial controller’s holdings : PURSESTRINGS
6-down – The thanks one gets from a Greek character : THETA
7-down – VAT files go astray? Time for celebration! : FESTIVAL
8-down – Drink? Ben has it as a cocktail : ABSINTHE
11-down – Being opposed to building seats for spectators? : MAKINGASTAND
15-down – The longest chords in non-musical circles? : DIAMETERS
16-down – Though he’s not there, he’s proverbially conspicuous! : ABSENTEE
17-down – Good people to have around, say, with speech defects : STUTTERS
19-down – It’s useless turning it into a form of fuel : FUTILE
20-down – Yet they may be quite young trees! : ELDERS
22-down – Goodbye for new aide to union leader : ADIEU
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.