This crossword No. 27189 clues and answers were published on Fri 05 May 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27189 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Like to strip — backed out : ASLEEP
5-across – Popular dancer having taken to drink makes mistakes — bad ones : BALLSUPS
9-across – Shut up, Rocky appeared to be indifferent : SHRUGGED
10-across – Trust councillor’s correct : CREDIT
11-across – One wet area turned into somewhere drier : GOBI
12-across – Afterwards errancy’s corrected with tough punishment … or maybe not : THENAUGHTY
13-across – See 12 : CORNER
14-across – Those people outside bend the rule of God : THEARCHY
16-across – Followers, once having changed sides, totally exposed : STARKERS
19-across – Politically correct but pointless, OK? : RIGHTO
21-across – Lead left separately working out what he expects to get : TOPBILLING
23-across – Area of Ohio was home to some Americans : IOWA
24-across – Goods stored in purple round food container : EGGCUP
25-across – Comedy family : TROTTERS
26-across – Randiest when getting massage — that’s awkward : STRAINED
27-across – Way to travel — walk : STRIDE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Shared philosophy classes, frequently around at the same time : SCHOOLOFTHOUGHT
3-down – Getting away — fancy day off : ELUSION
4-down – Model here — get a paper to begin with : PAGETHREE
5-down – Treatment from top Eastern doctor accepted : BEDREST
6-down – Carly’s condemned loutish habit on roads : LYCRA
7-down – Trump’s British counterpart’s the woman for you — an old nag! : SHERGAR
8-down – Drinking one beer in there won’t hurt — department have a wild night out : PAINTTHETOWNRED
15-down – Shocking! George is rampaging round university : EGREGIOUS
17-down – About to pick up Boris’s book : REBECCA
18-down – Moved paper getting thrown around : SHIFTED
20-down – Sparkle in bed at end of evening : GLITTER
22-down – Ladies under pressure at first in plant : LUPIN
This crossword has in total 28 where 16 are across and 12 are down.