This crossword No. 27241 clues and answers were published on Wed 05 Jul 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27241 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Tweeted, like a wagtail quietly absorbed : PIPED
4-across – Whole global organisation not working : UNBROKEN
8-across – Surgery on butt when shots may go astray? : TARGETPRACTICE
10-across – Flipping hard exercises: Nutmeg’s in time and they don’t last long : EPHEMERA
11-across – Sign of new life had excited man of faith : BUDDHA
12-across – Roughly clean son, to accompaniment of cursing : SANDBLAST
15-across – Nice tasting bit of pork’s spoken about : SAPID
17-across – Bird nipping tail of margay : HYENA
18-across – Saved, having sworn to limit sex : DEPOSITED
19-across – Prophet seen in chapel is harmless : ELISHA
21-across – Misdirected letters from a schemer I don’t know : SEARCHME
24-across – Rogue star people ruin Mars, for one : SUPERIORPLANET
25-across – Ram caught in rain most thoroughly whacked : WEARIEST
26-across – Unproductive end to talks Blair pursues : STONY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Harry’s turn to find base for craftsman : POTTERSWHEEL
2-down – Fish with spots caught nearer the bottom, maybe : PERCHANCE
3-down – Fancy doctor on trial blowing kiss : DREAM
4-down – Capital case worker gets control : UPPERHAND
5-down – Beastly sound from noted vicar’s abode : BRAY
6-down – Tirades from Brutus, lost without Latin for translation : OUTBURSTS
7-down – Hazard hampering Leander’s first return to see Hero : ELCID
9-down – Eg lairds arrived gradually, going from left to right : LANDEDGENTRY
13-down – Every woman’s put up with clothing habits at the seaside : BEACHWEAR
14-down – Note penned by leading faction for minimal circulation : TOPSECRET
16-down – Make a start on horse, astride it with child behind : PITCHINTO
20-down – Operating without losing initial energy : INUSE
22-down – Bread, a status symbol for the rich? : ROLLS
23-down – Cardinal has predecessor cast in iron : FIVE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.