This crossword No. 27488 clues and answers were published on Fri 20 Apr 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27488 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Space station with a name : MIRANDA
5-across – Getting a partner rowing? : PULLING
9-across – Guardian nursing river country bear : URSUS
10-across – Case of drink : PORTFOLIO
11-across – Pleasurable indulgence — sexed up element of Jane Austen work? : SENSUALITY
12-across – See 2 : DAMP
14-across – Linear DIY assistance that might be quickly withdrawn : TAPEMEASURE
18-across – Published song by editor on the smaller side : OUTNUMBERED
21-across – Sides removed from metal framework channel : RILL
22-across – Aged female impersonator reverses tide to pat tomcat : BIGBADWOLF
25-across – Hero cited fanciful four-syllable foot : DITROCHEE
26-across – Drugs kill bar : ESTOP
27-across – One who concludes holding company is device to make text unreadable? : ENCODER
28-across – Model imitation houses set boundaries : DELIMIT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sweet timid sort welcomes sex : MOUSSE
2-down – Discovering it sends homeowner up the wall : RISING
3-down – Colourful climber throws tantrums crossing icy Ural peaks : NASTURTIUM
4-down – Acting penfriend has no measure of dismay : APPAL
5-down – Casual piece — watch? : PARTTIMER
6-down – Provided the central element of this sentence : LIFE
7-down – United’s a member of football division : INLEAGUE
8-down – First two of irritating Pogues’ wayward followers : GROUPIES
13-down – Walked like a confined prisoner in stockinged feet, which prevents self-harm : PADDEDCELL
15-down – Penguin’s blueish ruffles breaking up pair? : PUBLISHER
16-down – Dish of pork topping and gold hog’s back : PORRIDGE
17-down – Fit a line to break the involuntary response : ATHLETIC
19-down – Times cutting report base : BOTTOM
20-down – Remembered exactly Dicky having stroke : OFFPAT
23-down – Book scan reveals money : BREAD
24-down – Worthy attempt to use too much : GOOD
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.