This crossword No. 27631 clues and answers were published on Thu 04 Oct 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27631 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Signal for lager — the cocktail requires a drop of Pilsner : TELEGRAPH
10-across – A pretty sharp accent : ACUTE
11-across – Respond to criminal racket, deporting 1,000 : REACT
12-across – Lara Croft initially backflips with weapons and sirens : CARALARMS
13-across – Note: new heart put in here : THEATRE
14-across – 5 over 9 in, say, after 8? : EVENING
17-across – To surrender beat, The Jam finally retire underground : METRO
19-across – Nice 1 follows Special 1 : SUN
20-across – Puzzling out some jargon : LINGO
21-across – Bird’s main city : SWANSEA
22-across – Talk fast : EXPRESS
24-across – Old Norse style originally discovered between 1100 and 1100 : ICELANDIC
26-across – One studies figures : ICONS
28-across – Greek work rejects independent, backing unknown cleaner : DAILY
29-across – Celebrity ignores upper class creep : REPTATION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Leading lady first to depart flight : STAR
2-down – To entertain, spin record without difficulty : PLEASE
3-down – Troubles at giant rave around 10 on Saturday : AGITATIONS
4-down – Left in Paris? That’s awkward : GAUCHE
5-down – Number 10 welcomes new American employee hugging Tory leader : THIRTEEN
6-down – He delivered letters : MAIL
7-down – Spanish football manager abandons old league — the end of Bayern’s keeper? : GUARDIAN
8-down – Do they examine old warhorses? : VETS
13-down – B to C minus 1 returns X : TIMES
15-down – I’ll place it round or roundish : ELLIPTICAL
16-down – 19 across good to get up on 19 across and shine : GLOSS
18-down – Exchanges are down — isn’t everything volatile : TRADESIN
19-down – Fixed flag : STANDARD
22-down – The key to a jailbreak? : ESCAPE
23-down – Arrivederci to xenophobe, holding up non-native : EXOTIC
24-down – Front runner pulls out of wild motor race : INDY
25-down – Organic group manufactured from clay … : ACYL
27-down – … without science, regularly : SINE
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.