This crossword No. 27182 clues and answers were published on Thu 27 Apr 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27182 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – After love setback I stole freely — no getting cold feet on these : LINOTILES
8-across – Drugs dropped at start of getaway car’s last lark : CAPER
9-across – Offer up newly scarce housing for one offender with another one : SACRIFICE
10-across – One moves to lead in police patrols and gets involved in crime : ABETS
12-across – Informant in bank job : TELLER
13-across – Persistent criminal put inside to get free food : LIFELONG
14-across – A cell where assault might lead : BATTERY
17-across – Mishap for police officer capturing ringleader : CROPPER
20-across – Look up to Scottish monarch, royal inside, one last European : STARGAZE
22-across – Consuming desire begins at home in middle age : DINING
24-across – It’s a fashion to speak of criminals : CRAZE
25-across – Means of oversight for every single police officer in the Home Counties : PERISCOPE
26-across – Article contains information by which force gets criminal : THIEF
27-across – Give clean interpretation of the Gospel : EVANGELIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Boatman involved in crime gets coppers annoyed : PIRATE
2-down – Clarification sought on fate of band of good-for-nothings : SORRYLOT
3-down – Commit crime, giving judge backchat! : PILFER
4-down – Criminal case led to clean up, resulting in loss of deposit : DESCALE
5-down – Caper gets student doctor locked up : GAMBOL
6-down – Perhaps this is time for a criminal : SENTENCE
11-down – As from any remote origins : AFAR
15-down – Government by one in outrageous yacht, Russian sins denied : AUTARCHY
16-down – Interpret what’s set down regularly in freehand : READ
18-down – Arrested after sidekick lost nerve : PANICKED
19-down – Detective lacks heart to present warrant : DESERVE
21-down – Police officer solving crossword puzzle — would CPS’s letters get ignored? : ROZZER
22-down – Condescends to speak of northerners : DEIGNS
23-down – Seize family at dinner — it’s their cover : NAPKIN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.