This crossword No. 27404 clues and answers were published on Fri 12 Jan 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27404 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Gaunt son in hospital, briefly very sick : HENRYIV
8-across – Time on leave: endless misery, having bit one’s other half? : PARTTWO
9-across – Supports breaks regularly offered by 10 : BRAS
10-across – Pub to which Spooner’s working girl retired : BOARSHEAD
12-across – Page? He’s in a group : SHEET
13-across – A comic drinks one can in store : AWAITING
15-across – Ugly lump in conflict with model : WART
16-across – Witty remark, providing theme : MOTIF
17-across – Tooth fairy’s first name, inscribed in silver : FANG
18-across – Came across retired people causing trouble, coming to violent blows : TEMPESTS
20-across – Spy eating a French sandwich : BLUNT
21-across – As a turn is played in Haydn and Schubert? : AUSTRIANS
22-across – Power bills for flats : PADS
24-across – 8’s not begun, surprisingly, with glass completely empty? : ATWORST
25-across – Queen getting weak, beheaded at once : QUICKLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Evil originally seen in Jack the Ripper’s work? : TEAR
2-down – View of the 18 protagonist getting caught, not run out : PROSPECT
3-down – Fool commonly eats guts of fat bird as delicacy : TITBIT
4-down – Flower seller’s first flower show in Covent Garden? : FALSTAFF
5-down – In drunken state outside 10, with glass full to the brim? : ATBEST
6-down – Acting on day lost for words : AWED
11-down – Film horrible short adult that’s incontinent : ANASTASIA
12-down – Gin topless dancer’s drunk without coke : SNARE
14-down – Small number in 10 upset group of players : NONET
16-down – Bit on the side? Lock phone card up first : MISTRESS
17-down – Guardian secretary in KFC ordered two items less than perfect order, stomach-wise? : FOURPACK
19-down – Rod, after a great deal to drink, falls over : PISTOL
20-down – Quarrel where vehicle gets rammed? : BUSTUP
21-down – Book of plays : ACTS
23-down – Toy Manx sheep? : DOLL
This crossword has in total 30 where 15 are across and 15 are down.