This crossword No. 27105 clues and answers were published on Fri 27 Jan 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27105 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Sailor on ship outside Dover, say, with extremely elegant clothing : SPORTSJACKET
8-across – Giant in old hat moans audibly : OUTSIZE
9-across – Decline to admit major sight problem : PINKEYE
11-across – A bishop brought in to suppress endless feud : QUARREL
12-across – Support unruly horse : SHOREUP
13-across – Definitely settle at home with family : INKIN
14-across – Presiding officer, a Marxist, driven round in car : MODERATOR
16-across – Primarily top dogs eat it in great quantities : THOUSANDS
19-across – Flourish, due to return of low pound : BLOOM
21-across – Reactionary assembly, grim for its time : DIEHARD
23-across – Concrete marker with singular omission put straight again : REALIGN
24-across – Italian scoring from cross in International : ROSSINI
25-across – Devious setter’s after free backing : EVASIVE
26-across – Yarn about humorous duck leaving zoo in a run-down area : TWILIGHTZONE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Misfortune that TV repairman may bring? : SETBACK
2-down – Going to pen very small letter : OMICRON
3-down – Father and mother briefly land abroad : THEOLDMAN
4-down – Jay heard parrots and larks : JAPES
5-down – US gents, perhaps, determined to get honesty : CANDOUR
6-down – Peak always topped others : EVEREST
7-down – Doctor Aquinas busily seeing off a foreign adventurer : CONQUISTADOR
10-down – Researcher’s former name required, transiting border : EXPERIMENTER
15-down – Confuse Democrat with Tories in Barking : DISORIENT
17-down – Controlled series of balls leading to a wicket : OVERSAW
18-down – Length of life that is left for King Charles, maybe : SPANIEL
19-down – Courageous show’s well done, publicity included : BRAVADO
20-down – Opening agency, fellow leaves for Rhode Island : ORIFICE
22-down – Studying sound of spring? : DOING
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.