This crossword No. 27020 clues and answers were published on Thu 20 Oct 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27020 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Running eccentric kind of swindle : CONFIDENCETRICK
9-across – Strength of company data starts to convince you : COGENCY
10-across – Church stopping dubious sexual activity : LECHERY
11-across – Her pa heads off for a time : ERA
12-across – Summer activity? : MATHEMATICS
13-across – Noticed his revelling is devoted to pleasure : HEDONISTIC
15-across – Ladies’ fingers and thumbs up Rihanna’s clothes : OKRA
18-across – Revolutionary from the Right is wrong : TORT
20-across – Flatters dull single females : BLANDISHES
23-across – Idealistic, bone idle male seething in discontented netherworld : NOBLEMINDED
25-across – Sister, in turn, nipped out regularly : NUN
26-across – Cryptic clues are mostly profane : SECULAR
27-across – Nice solvers hug Arachne on edges of Edmonton Green : ENVIOUS
28-across – During marvellous tar sands trip espied colours of America : STARSANDSTRIPES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Spooner’s pawned pet for something to wear : COCKEDHAT
2-down – Scrooge briefly pulling up : NIGGARD
3-down – Shame of short little chap, embraced by couple extremely naughtily : IGNOMINY
4-down – Perhaps unknown port in African country : EGYPT
5-down – Student pass many picked up : COLLEGIAN
6-down – It’s semaphore, of course : TICTAC
7-down – Daughters lost to dice and drink in place where blades are used : ICERINK
8-down – Woman scrubbing edges of most floors : KAYOS
14-down – Doggedly continue what ironmonger did, conserving energy : SOLDIERON
16-down – They burn croissants, scraping off carbon vigorously : ARSONISTS
17-down – Discard port, subject to legal constraints : BINDOVER
19-down – Novel cocktail of beer and cocoa, but no eggs : REBECCA
21-down – Dog returned, holding letter and pen : HENCOOP
22-down – Anglo-Saxon supporting angry cry: Greece for the Greeks! : HELLAS
23-down – Bouquets of new flowers right away : NOSES
24-down – Clobber Doctor Seuss, gutted about end of tale : DRESS
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.