This crossword No. 27598 clues and answers were published on Mon 27 Aug 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27598 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Very exciting case in court, absolutely full : ACTIONPACKED
9-across – Sky thus clearer, as university sportsman runs : BLUER
10-across – Australian who believes in evolution? : DARWINIAN
11-across – One showing appreciation of tongue : CLAPPER
12-across – Pen — only touched one end? : FELTTIP
13-across – Where one was punished, until completely motionless : STOCKSTILL
15-across – Change feet over : SWAP
18-across – Witches can’t start cooker : OVEN
19-across – Setting out virtues of joining euro? : EXPOUNDING
22-across – The arts of growing lab specimen? : CULTURE
24-across – Prime us acting for those standing in the middle : UMPIRES
25-across – No more jokes after this, said to be the longest? : LASTLAUGH
26-across – Half hope to take advantage of building : HOUSE
27-across – Need contract revised but not watered down : CONCENTRATED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Distinctly superior cave about to be transformed : ACUTABOVE
2-down – Go and fish below the old road : TURNPIKE
3-down – Give instructions for tidiness : ORDER
4-down – Range of investments: poor lot, if badly managed : PORTFOLIO
5-down – Cold countryside at first and not flat : CHILLY
6-down – Proclamation wrongly cited : EDICT
7-down – Counter on which one may tell one’s beads? : ABACUS
8-down – Quickly buy pans suggested : SNAPUP
14-down – Refund from the Revenue? : TAXRETURN
16-down – Suddenly turn to make a collection : WHIPROUND
17-down – Picture that striker quickly takes : SNAPSHOT
18-down – Secret business, turning up at sect : OCCULT
20-down – Fuel kept without pressure seal : GASKET
21-down – Sort of school for everyone? Yes and no : PUBLIC
23-down – Rope, look, tethering donkey : LASSO
24-down – Escort drug dealer for execution : USHER
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.