This crossword No. 27108 clues and answers were published on Tue 31 Jan 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27108 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Without love, beast has to hurt, so droop faced? : WALRUSMOUSTACHE
9-across – Dessert knocked over, drunk has dried fruit : LOOFAHS
10-across – Male ensnared by a more dreadful lover : ADMIRER
11-across – Springboks not quite heard? : SPA
12-across – Suggestion of a fit body, not half! Lady Chatterley’s Lover, possibly? : ABITOFROUGH
13-across – Dealing with commercial arrangement : ADDRESSING
15-across – Combination locks, late ’70s style? : PERM
18-across – See 1 down : EARS
20-across – Comic called in about exercise for writer : LEADPENCIL
23-across – Dante acts up, spoiling writer’s moving technique : CUTANDPASTE
25-across – He fought a wild animal — that’s not on : ALI
26-across – Asian leaves house in mid-Sicily after Corleone initially quits mob : PAKCHOI
27-across – One Direction’s festival season’s ending : EASTERN
28-across – I must remain serious, you’re joking! : DONTMAKEMELAUGH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – No one remaining hairy in sports? Be careful what you say! : WALLSHAVE
2-down – Foot part raised, carried in fat gymnast’s stretcher : LEOTARD
3-down – Without knowing, white unicorn’s heading up to god : UNAWARES
4-down – Tongue a degree pronounced, cut : MASAI
5-down – A round end is round, plain and simple : UNADORNED
6-down – Tone with which doctor plugs drain : TIMBRE
7-down – Party with two runners? : CAROUSE
8-down – Our home is a hole in the ground : EARTH
14-down – Sucker has wee in lift during comedy routine : SHEEPTICK
16-down – One in twelve boxes unsatisfactory, one tiny part : MILLIONTH
17-down – Minister and earls surprisingly backing movement : REVERSAL
19-down – Queen binds princess up, then knight captured again : RETAKEN
21-down – Similar drinks brought together with classy French wine : CHATEAU
22-down – Musical creation of Sullivan, The Mikado : ANTHEM
23-down – By which one might recognise a prize archer? : CUPID
24-down – Power company after ultimate in riches : STEAM
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.