This crossword No. 27664 clues and answers were published on Mon 12 Nov 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27664 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Maybe there’s still life in what they do : ARTISTS
5-across – Circus artiste’s value is tumbling : ACROBAT
9-across – Chap’s first to enter minister’s home : MANSE
10-across – Drama one never sees performed : RADIOPLAY
11-across – Wee darling? : SWEETHEART
12-across – Like some wine? It’s no end crude! : BRUT
14-across – Turn one’s back on the roast second time round? : COLDSHOULDER
18-across – Given this freedom, name optician at random : EMANCIPATION
21-across – Routine hard for girl : RUTH
22-across – Settle area, wild land : REALESTATE
25-across – Win gold: I follow : SUCCESSOR
26-across – Drive back to dance round piano : REPEL
27-across – Second vegetable, like a tomato, taken on fork : SPEARED
28-across – Banshee terrified failing man : HASBEEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A large majority? Not quite : ALMOST
2-down – Find a match here? This can flame up quickly : TINDER
3-down – One now weak, having given out on behalf of church : SPENTFORCE
4-down – Rush of crowd needs some calmness urgently : SURGE
5-down – Ordering heralds back to military town : ALDERSHOT
6-down – Space for one’s elbow? : ROOM
7-down – Glad beer is brewed by the Danube : BELGRADE
8-down – Film or plays, right? : TOYSTORY
13-down – Not feeling well, with no more anagrams to do? : OUTOFSORTS
15-down – Letters on keyboard can be low : DEPRESSED
16-down – New coins, one’s obsession : NEUROSIS
17-down – Hymn is horrible — cancel it : CANTICLE
19-down – Specimen, small, more than enough : SAMPLE
20-down – Film director, finally failing, took place in the ranks : FELLIN
23-down – Tree that’s between poplar and chestnut : LARCH
24-down – Feature of river no end odd : WEIR
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.