This crossword No. 27419 clues and answers were published on Tue 30 Jan 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27419 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Roman coins and dinosaur Einstein excavated : AUREI
10-across – Professionally, I say pinch boil to get better : PHYSICIAN
11-across – They obstruct retired NHS doctor, wasting time : HINDERERS
12-across – Stories are cliched from beginning to end : TALES
13-across – Protected and paid to be free of bugs within? : POLICED
15-across – Good girl travels with male traveller : PILGRIM
17-across – Catholic soon to be 23 : CANON
18-across – I would take back pawn with pawn … : DIP
20-across – … to develop rook first, then knight, following training : RIPEN
22-across – Show best speed, perhaps? : TOPGEAR
25-across – Contributes Qaos and Tramp’s puzzles : IMPARTS
26-across – Conservative member gets to rise : CLIMB
27-across – Aardvarks are very hard to confine in storage building : EARTHHOGS
30-across – Paper’s reporters : OBSERVERS
31-across – 23, 100, 50, er … 1,000? : CLERK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – It’s held by club at Hull City : BATH
2-down – Soul sister’s founding father : FRANKLIN
3-down – Partner : WIFE
4-down – Piddles all over the place — take in note, it’s impressive! : SPLENDID
5-down – Henry’s bouquet wrapped up small flower : HYSSOP
6-down – You can get hold of a piece with this : PISTOLGRIP
7-down – Novelist whose work is a bit of a grind? : MILLER
8-down – Workers’ tirades: Right To Strike : ANTS
13-down – Fancy topic: Embroidery Stitch : PICOT
14-down – Agree to massage back after jog in Kent : CANTERBURY
16-down – IMHO, snakes regularly become religious figures : MONKS
19-down – Head of convent earlier was miles away from confusion : PRIORESS
21-down – Old queen admits: Executed? I’ll forgive you : PARDONER
23-down – Clergyman most sorry to lose key : PRIEST
24-down – Local officials, historically, turn up on drugs : REEVES
26-down – Heat? It’s freezing over — absolute zero! : COOK
28-down – Remove lid from jar to serve wine : HOCK
29-down – Benefit of drink? : SAKE
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.