This crossword No. 27049 clues and answers were published on Wed 23 Nov 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27049 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Garment cherished, exactly fitting I see : PETTICOAT
6-across – Help us to get round OK : SOSO
8-across – Expressing desire, top kinky musical making a comeback : OPTATIVE
9-across – Burrow oft hollow in part : ROOTLE
10-across – Start to yawn on a course, showing lack of interest : APATHY
11-across – Medical assessment most impoverished? : SKINTEST
12-across – Tear back and forth as Dickensian protagonist : PIRRIP
15-across – Nutty green apple finally getting shredded for cake : ECOFREAK
16-across – Work on beach that is in US city : SANDIEGO
19-across – Duck I caught in the air recalled hunter’s cry : YOICKS
21-across – See 20 : SYLLABLE
22-across – Sensation of the East End, Barking, is it? : BOWWOW
24-across – King Edward holds advanced position for scout : TALENT
25-across – Soldier with fury moving to the back or to the front : ANTERIOR
26-across – Home in one’s tree : NEST
27-across – Look back on nicer times, less hurt ultimately different : REMINISCE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Father standing, he offers a salutation, its elements warming : POPUP
2-down – See 1 : TOASTER
3-down – Nursing cold, one doubled up lay disheartened, with very little warmth : ICILY
4-down – Manage some poetry in the middle of poem : OVERSEE
5-down – Land — there’s failure to include it within the borders of Turkey : TERRITORY
6-down – See 24 : SPOTTER
7-down – Necking drinks, pursue patter : SALESTALK
13-down – Silly saving last bit in doggy bag, upended regardless : INANYCASE
14-down – Patriarch John squeezing alongside Protestant elder : PRESBYTER
17-down – Filth around capital in Louisiana, live American strip : DILBERT
18-down – Red chevron with flash clothing turning up like this, style for a bowler : OVERARM
20-down – In a plain way, said like this clue? : INWORDS
22-down – Wearing something black for Halloween? Give us a twirl! : BATON
23-down – See 20 : OFONE
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.