This crossword No. 27440 clues and answers were published on Fri 23 Feb 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27440 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Santa’s little helpers, grammatically? : SUBORDINATE
9-across – See 1 : CLAUSES
10-across – Hunts, since heavens knows when : FORAGES
11-across – Woefully ignorant, left in cemetery : ARLINGTON
12-across – Device for spraying glue, extremely sticky stuff : GUNGE
13-across – Bar bird : RAIL
14-across – Bone meal covering various strata : METATARSAL
16-across – Captivated, as J, U, M and P do : SPELLBOUND
19-across – Bully makes withdrawn son cry : BOSS
21-across – The devil of an early and influential 20 : AFRIT
22-across – Small cafe is in France by a motorway trap : ESTAMINET
24-across – Dow Jones crashed — Jack taken away, having fainted : SWOONED
25-across – Hook-up on singular golf course, apparently taking time : LINKAGE
26-across – Orchestrate mixture for rich chocolate cake : SACHERTORTE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Mo Crosier’s accomplices? : SMALLTIMECROOKS
2-down – Shaggy character’s encore taking place : BISON
3-down – Prize stone cut with edge of blade : ROSETTE
4-down – Popular drink for a royal daughter? : INFANTA
5-down – Parlour games — plus/minus cryptic message : AEROGRAM
6-down – To win this, avoid scrambling! : EGGANDSPOONRACE
7-down – Ordered non-zero calorie confection : ECLAIR
8-down – Amateur toff, too : ASWELL
15-down – Lacking heat, French dish almost postponed : PLATONIC
16-down – Thinly scattered food chain outside of Stevenage : SPARSE
17-down – It’s my turn to bowl late : OVERDUE
18-down – Short message about lengthy transmission husband dropped : NOTELET
20-down – Could be Arachne’s dog : SETTER
23-down – Large building with staff and soldiers : MANOR
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.