This crossword No. 27243 clues and answers were published on Fri 07 Jul 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27243 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Splashing the cash, ties reports in paper columns : HATCHES
5-across – Dual-purpose vehicle needed after boat returns : POSTBUS
9-across – Cause further damage to a line of stone : MARMOREAL
10-across – Bum died in prison : CADGE
11-across – Raffle that has no winner : DRAW
12-across – See 18 : FORTHEBOOK
14-across – Doctor can back old GP site : MONACO
15-across – English novelist, who doesn’t use a pen? : EMAILER
16-across – Officer’s gone mad for alcoholic mixture : COLOGNE
18-across – Attend literary launch? What a surprise! : TURNUP
20-across – See 1 : DISPATCHES
21-across – Animal’s period of development cut short : STAG
24-across – 1-0 for United : INONE
25-across – Love having settled in American island, a gem : RHODOLITE
26-across – See 1 : MATCHES
27-across – Peak tennis champion overcomes opponents in another game : EVEREST
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Smell one dog’s head that’s damp : HUMID
2-down – In two minds over a party is a disaster, naturally : TORNADO
3-down – Housework, something to jump through : HOOP
4-down – Disdains shutting up bad poet — nobody’s upset feelings : STEPONONESCORNS
5-down – Procure a person to secure sex? I don’t think so : PULLTHEOTHERONE
6-down – Confidence not quite voiced in cabinet : SECRETAIRE
7-down – Speak wittily, as may be needed for the camp : BEDROLL
8-down – One stealing a shoe : SNEAKER
13-down – Bill wears Sikh wedding rings, hard in a Muslim land : BANGLADESH
16-down – In copper money almost allow a sort of yellow : CADMIUM
17-down – In city, call to spend extravagantly : LASHOUT
19-down – Disentangle new unit snarled up : UNTWINE
22-down – Layer within great city : GHENT
23-down – Poor housing contributes to cholera : HOLE
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.