This crossword No. 27635 clues and answers were published on Tue 09 Oct 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27635 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Name associated with a lot of Allies battling : ELALAMEIN
10-across – She’s housed in dire necessity : IRENE
11-across – Ban poetic entreaty to hold the writer back : EMBARGO
12-across – Lizard’s egg laid in uncultivated land : MONITOR
13-across – Pods round ship heading west : OKRA
14-across – Political coterie or cult? Back it to reform : KITCATCLUB
16-across – Rot back in coarse types of wood : EYEWASH
17-across – Red vehicle by pit : CARMINE
19-across – What could make apt stage entertainment : TAPDANCING
22-across – Stick crumbling, the end falling off : FLAK
24-across – Parking in great city around shops : EMPORIA
25-across – Don’t cook enough food, red nuts having been shelled and sent back : UNDERDO
26-across – Go through group of countries, probing distinctive feature : USEUP
27-across – Type of firm with no money to lose it : BROKERAGE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Some cheer jazzy rag tune : HERECOMESTHESUN
2-down – Person wittering on about marmalade, perhaps, before English party : JAMBOREE
3-down – Like a close shave, or in need of one : HAIRY
4-down – Pull down pants seldom worn by current husband : DEMOLISH
5-down – Try to bag new sound device that’s hard to get : GNOMIC
6-down – Big shot in golf by idiot breaking record : DIGNITARY
7-down – Pulse fast on one close to arousal : LENTIL
8-down – Crack in part of lounge? Ring phone number from America : HEARTBREAKHOTEL
15-down – Several lines as standard on a chart : PARAGRAPH
17-down – Trickster to perform trickery on a person in court : CONJUROR
18-down – Old Dalmatian in bad rain barking around yard : ILLYRIAN
20-down – This stimulates philosopher : POPPER
21-down – King of music in racy novel that’s short : CRABBY
23-down – Reptile steps out of line : ADDER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.