This crossword No. 27455 clues and answers were published on Tue 13 Mar 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27455 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Exuberance of black cat : BOUNCE
4-across – Starts to open wine after top award : BESTOW
9-across – I retired, nursing left eye : OGLE
10-across – Arachne engulfed by a campfire, accidentally as it first seems : PRIMAFACIE
11-across – British family on island initially imprisoned for skimpy clothing : BIKINI
12-across – Seeing quite boring people rowing : EYESIGHT
13-across – Magic words to stir Tory sheep : HEYPRESTO
15-across – Fool around with unknown Lilliputian : TINY
16-across – Voicing full agreement : PACT
17-across – Alcoholic drink is truly an evil : RUSTYNAIL
21-across – Act honourably and skin fruit for Spooner : PLAYFAIR
22-across – Puts spikes behind back of Co-op : PLACES
24-across – Playing percussion very fast : SUPERSONIC
25-across – Lie about money being short : LOLL
26-across – Fur coat stolen from Merc store : ERMINE
27-across – Sentimental drunk wearing Y-fronts inside out and back to front : SLUSHY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – [Queen, perhaps, holding half of stout for sister] : BEGUINE
2-down – Aunt Georgia oddly lacking internal organs : UTERI
3-down – Fancy a hundred and thirty days on frozen water? : CAPRICE
5-down – Gentleman enquiring about house paint : ENAMEL
6-down – Custom of not returning to collect bones over time : TRADITION
7-down – Massive wife, four fifths of a ton : WEIGHTY
8-down – Frank tore after dog in DC : DIRECTCURRENT
14-down – Thick-skinned beast, Mr Hyde on rampage after cover-up : PACHYDERM
16-down – Foul pole vault leaving Virginia seething : POLLUTE
18-down – Drinker finally leaves hot and humid local : TOPICAL
19-down – Kiddies regularly team up, in theory : IDEALLY
20-down – Grandma’s tent out of bounds for Arctic explorer : NANSEN
23-down – Places book of vacuous theatrical anecdotes under A : ATLAS
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.