This crossword No. 27442 clues and answers were published on Mon 26 Feb 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27442 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Boris’s hair? Prime minister cut the ends off : THATCH
4-across – Badly-dressed seafood stuffed with cut of meat : FRUMPISH
9-across – Like a tree? Dog may have : BARKED
10-across – Organ stop is sad — piano worse : DIAPASON
11-across – No way will my relatives be crying here? : OVERMYDEADBODY
13-across – Hold son? : HALFNELSON
14-across – Ban means nothing to surgeon : VETO
16-across – Dog, or part of it : TAIL
18-across – Is that all you can say? : VOCABULARY
21-across – Lacking rigid opinions, I am not offended : NOHARDFEELINGS
23-across – Corresponding with one of the family : RELATIVE
24-across – Show pleasure about one turn of phrase : SIMILE
25-across – In one quarter, no respite at first given to our sailors : NORTHERN
26-across – Hold firm in an endlessly boring task : ANCHOR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Train from Bath East : TUBE
2-down – A c-competitor is coming : ARRIVAL
3-down – Sort of bank on this route into university? : CLEARING
5-down – Broadcast a serial, more to cheer us up : RAISEMORALE
6-down – Rockers’ old rivals grab exercise bikes : MOPEDS
7-down – Orient’s collapse is to come : INSTORE
8-down – Like a lump fish? It’s OK : HUNKYDORY
12-down – What makes cowards ill? : YELLOWFEVER
13-down – Batsman’s aggressive strategy found by accident? : HITANDRUN
15-down – His sounds a possible career? : MUSICIAN
17-down – At home more healthy to have respirator : INHALER
19-down – Agony, using a dreadful hotel : ANGUISH
20-down – Poor chap’s attempt to be sick is heard : WRETCH
22-down – Clothes one changes in the car : GEAR
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.