This crossword No. 27516 clues and answers were published on Wed 23 May 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27516 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Rock room, turning away leader of criminals : MRBIG
4-across – Together in firm, the lower classes fawned around one : DECREPIT
8-across – One may help police drag men off, keeping peace at first between two women : GERMANSHEPHERD
10-across – Flirts with right-winger, getting one animated : TOYSTORY
11-across – Racists bearing cross round as warning : KLAXON
12-across – What Piaf had indoors at intervals — waders : NOREGRETS
15-across – Take part of sheet : ENACT
17-across – Tucking into acorns? At first you are allowed to : MAYST
18-across – Record holder’s go on board : TURNTABLE
19-across – Two or three prepositions, altogether : INTOTO
21-across – Strong feelings leading to hard argument — over its expansion? : HEATHROW
24-across – Dangerous creature in trap? Rubbish — fright that is for nothing : PITBULLTERRIER
25-across – I say Anna is a cow : HEREFORD
26-across – Gardeners stand nervously around spades? Not very : HOERS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Timid hangman trembles, needing utmost strength : MIGHTANDMAIN
2-down – Bishop forces sports fans abroad : BARMYARMY
3-down – Hard work is great in service? On the contrary : GRAFT
4-down – Democrat in, Tories out! — that is to confuse : DISORIENT
5-down – Start to cut, shape and grind : CHEW
6-down – Old king’s service perhaps about to save the pound : ETHELBERT
7-down – I fight to seize Republican ground : IBROX
9-down – To be clear, on planets not our own there is no opening for life : INOTHERWORDS
13-down – Being possible to reach, successfully phone restaurant : GETATABLE
14-down – Hear master had a seizure, having overindulged : SURFEITED
16-down – Purple with fresh air and bungee jumping : AUBERGINE
20-down – Tennis’s beginning on grass in a moment : TRICE
22-down – Murdered, throat cut — get the law! : TORAH
23-down – Inspiration taken from heraldic lion : CLIO
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.