This crossword No. 27175 clues and answers were published on Wed 19 Apr 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27175 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – One to cut French daily drink : LEMONADE
9-across – Many? Not so long and thanks for fish : MANTA
10-across – In the 1980s, perhaps, one picking up hitchhiker’s guide to galaxy? : FORD
11-across – Queen at start of race is changing jockey? : EQUESTRIAN
12-across – Pen good section with feel for describing : PIGSTY
14-across – Selected by The X Factor, a person’s story’s entertaining from the beginning : ABINITIO
15-across – Prefect reversing in car outside : MONITOR
17-across – Find short Arthur Dent’s stripped off : UNEARTH
20-across – Apes left pair of primates to go around island by Thailand : IMITATES
22-across – Drink, leaving head to settle : EVENUP
23-across – Endlessly amusing for visitors, not old, like 25? : FUTURISTIC
24-across – See 2 : MAPS
25-across – Some terrific stuff in retrospect: like Life, the Universe and Everything? : SCIFI
26-across – Flying first class, queen goes to island, briefly : AIRBORNE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cheese and soft, green fruit regularly not out : PECORINO
2-down – Or Adams short work, And Another Thing … Guides for hitchhikers? : ROAD
3-down – US restaurant at end of universe with English lines for cover : EATERY
4-down – Country and its location left for study : PERUSAL
5-down – Lack job, love to go to the top : OMISSION
6-down – Big edition ran spread : INORDINATE
7-down – Adventure mostly harmless and dry : SAFARI
13-down – Is nautical tour to show island? : SAINTLUCIA
16-down – Toes cracking? It’s a problem with bone : OSTEITIS
18-down – Great time having sex : THUMPING
19-down – Camels go out here? Hot, missing covers : ASHTRAY
21-down – Sweet American dear by the sounds of it? : MOUSSE
22-down – See 10 : ESCORT
24-down – Show behind heartless idiot : MOON
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.