This crossword No. 27385 clues and answers were published on Wed 20 Dec 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27385 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Fasten strip across counter top : LATCH
10-across – Navy takes issue when commandeered by Shell staff : PERSONNEL
11-across – Rushes to back of queue, showing false emotion : CROCODILE
12-across – See 26 : HOUSE
13-across – Boat at sea in secure area of decomposing matter : PEATBOG
15-across – Large, in bold: TREASURE : DARLING
17-across – See 11 : TEARS
18-across – Backing down hollow : PAN
20-across – Rejected member that went unheard as a philosopher : HEGEL
22-across – Left the room scratched? : RETIRED
25-across – Leader’s liable to be entertained by relative killer : CAPTAIN
26-across – Guardian cuts honeydew fudge for children’s home : WENDY
27-across – Corrections to banish URL digital cleanser : NAILBRUSH
30-across – Chemical secretion more flexible in mobile device? : PHEROMONE
31-across – Hogarth cloistered courtyard erased on right of illuminated print : LITHO
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Combination seal ultimately lacking : BLOC
2-down – Fibrous connective tissues taking little time to rise in layers : STROMATA
3-down – Wash without audio aid? Get away! : SHOO
4-down – Season has ended — make an appearance, quickly! : SPRINGUP
5-down – Cook might have done so around North China : FRIEND
6-down – Service craft: Weightless Moth : MOTHERSHIP
7-down – Night-time threats to females : INCUBI
8-down – Flag down Cook? : BLUE
13-down – See 8 : PETER
14-down – Roof’s berry-smeared — pity : BESORRYFOR
16-down – Old Greek physician: Wind precedes indigestion, ultimately : GALEN
19-down – Anatomising includes particular kinds of atom : NUCLIDES
21-down – Graphical user interface initially overlapping cross tip : GRATUITY
23-down – Naughty kid’s fiddle : TINKER
24-down – Revolutionary worker drowned in Wear : DANTON
26-down – No head on Nick’s mop : WIPE
28-down – Inventor’s three lives : BELL
29-down – Catch wine circle substituting carbon : HOOK
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.