This crossword No. 27163 clues and answers were published on Wed 05 Apr 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27163 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
4-across – Heavenly sign holy saints placed outside church : PISCES
6-across – Son wept going round gym — it’s written down as a drama? : SCRIPTED
9-across – Do this to get no person appearing alluring : TURNON
10-across – Company head goes by public transport, a north-south line : BUSINESS
11-across – Reason you finally departed — no longer having job leading : EXPOSTULATE
15-across – One attempting to keep male and maiden looking fitter? : TRIMMER
17-across – One set of books introduces character in the other set, actually : INTRUTH
18-across – Appropriate search before baddie comes into view : SEQUESTRATE
22-across – I met rich crook shunning company : HERMITIC
23-across – Small island trader’s end, squeezed by supermarket : TRESCO
24-across – Reformer of church in church history, say : MODIFIER
25-across – Wander around town in Lancashire : DARWEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Any number in protests seen as fiends : DEMONS
2-down – Copper with sort of appeal in dynamic case : ACCUSATIVE
3-down – Cloth in which artist get wrapped up — it relieves the pain : LINIMENT
4-down – Doctor is apt, going round part of hospital, to see them? : PATIENTS
5-down – Transformed harpies about to become like angels : SERAPHIC
7-down – Come down heavily, when gathering of hunters is set up : TEEM
8-down – Ruin in world below that’s hot : DISH
12-down – A foreign revolutionary steals a bit — it’s not returned : UNREQUITED
13-down – Dog in the role of pig or bird : CURASSOW
14-down – Curved instrument or tool that’s cut off outside : SHOEHORN
16-down – Dogs making row in church service : MASTIFFS
19-down – Hard deposit of two salts : TARTAR
20-down – Group of players briefly playing at the Olympic Stadium : WHAM
21-down – Music in endless traffic : TRAD
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.