This crossword No. 27055 clues and answers were published on Wed 30 Nov 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27055 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Hanky-panky king breaking bank, say? : MONKEYBUSINESS
8-across – Might one secure horse, or look to inhale dope? : LASSO
9-across – Good Lord is merciful : GRACIOUS
11-across – City where bird’s docked after brief tack : NAIROBI
12-across – Cleaner artist succeeding, having wiped rear : KLEENEX
13-across – Dressing I love, head in lint, best bandages : AIOLI
15-across – More likely to bounce back, more like May might you say? : SPRINGIER
17-across – Starter despatched, desserts fresh out of the oven in range of slugs : RIFLESHOT
20-across – Marvellous computer screens generating interest, initially : MAGIC
21-across – Tremendous battle, lost cause, never ends : MONSTER
23-across – Architectural feature I see in European city : PORTICO
25-across – Swimming in state, contents of bath swallowed : NATATION
26-across – Refuse drink, very strong : CHAFF
27-across – Capital turned over by Hollywood actor, hero getting cheers : THANKSAMILLION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Other half of worryingly immature plan? : MELANIATRUMP
2-down – Welcomed back by enemies, industrious Japanese American : NISEI
3-down – Save someone nice, shelled in error : ECONOMISE
4-down – Villain escaping justice punched by Women’s Institute, important people : BIGWIGS
5-down – Kiss money : SMACKER
6-down – Knowing little, one impressed by church body : NAIVE
7-down – Involved in fraud, one in five not looking straight? : SQUINTING
10-down – Sucker, one no longer in love with farm worker? : EXTRACTORFAN
14-down – Romantic composer in many cases sounded ahead of baroque composer : OFFENBACH
16-down – Digital manicure shaped tip of fingernail : NUMERICAL
18-down – Leading woman, Queen Sturgeon’s back in Scottish team : HERNIBS
19-down – Name of a place where Cruise, say, is about £25 : TOPONYM
22-down – Ultimate in American wit, a funny author : TWAIN
24-down – Porcelain from Hiroshima, right? : IMARI
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.