This crossword No. 27592 clues and answers were published on Mon 20 Aug 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27592 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – The Spanish invested in second-rate capital : BELGRADE
5-across – Borne by lymph, a sickness occurring in stages : PHASIC
9-across – When speaking comprehensively, subdue expletive : HOLYCOW
10-across – Light note introduced to night-time service : LANTERN
11-across – Weeping mother returned popular award : NIOBE
12-across – Three months guarding border’s a tricky problem : TRIMESTER
13-across – Relaxing in bar after shower, one can’t concentrate : SCATTERBRAIN
17-across – Executing rogue, sorrowful earl replaces head of axe : IMPLEMENTING
20-across – River running through this stratum is increasingly dry : THIRSTIER
22-across – Game first introduced by married couple? : WHIST
23-across – Drivers collectively cutting speed in hectic competition : RATRACE
24-across – Sinful convert ultimately abandons old god : IMMORAL
25-across – Detectives reported on my little grey cells, perhaps : CORTEX
26-across – Any wrinkling in lettuce is a result of oxygen deficiency : CYANOSIS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Responsible for what’s inside fuse : BEHIND
2-down – Make ungainly progress, turning two lengths in lido : LOLLOP
3-down – Choice role void — US entertainer almost beside herself! : RECHERCHE
4-down – Dieter who won’t set off until the very last minute? : DOWNTOTHEWIRE
6-down – Moveable part in breathing equipment : HINGE
7-down – Insubstantial small muscle, one failing in test : SPECTRAL
8-down – Tackle Tory cover-up : CONFRONT
10-down – Premier team cracked it secretly, pocketing diamonds : LEICESTERCITY
14-down – Old slave’s link with sultanate : BONDWOMAN
15-down – Choir with its quavers breaking new ground : HISTORIC
16-down – Sellers turned up bearing dressing material for minor wound : SPLINTER
18-down – Fruit — it’s wrapped in rind for the most part : CITRUS
19-down – They usually hold up tails : STALKS
21-down – Third of Austrians are obliged to use plane : SHAVE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.