This crossword No. 27578 clues and answers were published on Fri 03 Aug 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27578 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Money problem for the shoe-dwelling old woman? : OVERISSUE
10-across – Siege in the style of Farah? : ALAMO
11-across – Bearing of player in the Iran-Contra affair : NORTH
12-across – Tip of rhubarb? No, I crave tripe! : CARNIVORE
13-across – Green Goblin initially breaks into Number 10 — Spider-man’s unaffected by this : VERTIGO
14-across – Uri can’t bend screen : CURTAIN
17-across – Grown out of Nick Park’s 1993 trousers? : WRONG
19-across – Crew finally returns from Vietnam : MAN
20-across – Country ignoring church, starting to descend into sin : GREED
21-across – In the future city goes left, then sideways : LATERAL
22-across – Stop fighting when armistice really starts : POSTWAR
24-across – Trouble in bed? Politician’s nail breaks : COMPLAINT
26-across – Continue with German sausage roll? Not I : RENEW
28-across – Offers to capture rebel leader and those taking flight : BIRDS
29-across – Infamous doughnuts, with holes on the outside, eaten in North America : NOTORIOUS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Ripped into eight or nine pieces : TORN
2-down – One bringing up children behind the Queen : REARER
3-down – Griffin she turned into food : FISHFINGER
4-down – Like Jack in The Shining: extremely scary – chop, chop! : PSYCHO
5-down – Fuel container Tom can’t use, but ___? : JERRYCAN
6-down – Vehicle that carries regular team and another : TAXI
7-down – Spoil bag, so tea’s stewed : SABOTAGE
8-down – Men’s back exercise — skipping, say? : ROPE
13-down – Maybe I swear to overthrow the French : VOWEL
15-down – Officials arrest girls misbehaving without latitude : REGISTRARS
16-down – Bottom of messy drain : NADIR
18-down – Take for a ride via trams? : OUTSMART
19-down – Mmmm … I’m upset by large cats : MILLIONS
22-down – Small European bird spotted in outskirts of Prague : PETITE
23-down – Dowager welcomes knight’s opening : WINDOW
24-down – Young English 8? : CUBE
25-down – Craving for flour — is it regular? : LUST
27-down – Direction to the Guardian’s street : WEST
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.