This crossword No. 27361 clues and answers were published on Wed 22 Nov 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27361 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Festive treat from black stag in mating season? : BRANDYBUTTER
8-across – In France, a man runs free of clothes : UNCOVER
9-across – Glower as student group knocked over clock : SUNLAMP
11-across – My cryptic hint for old port : CORINTH
12-across – Stops king donning transvestite’s jacket and skirt : TERMINI
13-across – Base of trifle with less calorific cream : ELITE
14-across – Lying bum flogged modern houses : RECUMBENT
16-across – Clergies horrified about a deed such as this? : SACRILEGE
19-across – Tuck in to sample a treat : PLEAT
21-across – Equids, one of them hidden by rambling rose : ONAGERS
23-across – Smug fellow’s not a boring tool, it’s said : KNOWALL
24-across – One’s heavy, large and round, wearing clothes outside? : KILOTON
25-across – Silly graduate abandons speaking naturally : IDIOTIC
26-across – Faulty gasometer in a kind of household : MENAGEATROIS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – AC/DC covering a Christmas staple? That’s rum : BACARDI
2-down – A header from Vardy, cracking ball — come on! : ADVANCE
3-down – Unknown quantity of diamonds and heroin around vessel : DARKHORSE
4-down – Hem in blouse’s edging fixed : BESET
5-down – Fit six-footer right in the middle : TANTRUM
6-down – Slippery, sinful individual steals credit card back : EVASIVE
7-down – Look, with VAT rising, pop star trembled : BUTCHERSHOOK
10-down – Stones hit bird, after suffering without milk : PAINTITBLACK
15-down – European composer, in recital, has things to do : CHECKLIST
17-down – Overcook pork pie and coke : CHARLIE
18-down – Reluctance to move home, rate changes entrapping one : INERTIA
19-down – Rider favouring protection for face when cut : PROVISO
20-down – Theologian and Darwin swapping tips for theorem : ERASTUS
22-down – Martial arts teacher’s detailed wisdom : SENSE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.