This crossword No. 27673 clues and answers were published on Thu 22 Nov 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27673 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Film star looks back across time : STREEP
5-across – A European, in essence, is a discriminating sort : AGEIST
8-across – Big hit from poet one translated : HOMERUN
9-across – East of Berlin, privileged person denying reality : OSTRICH
11-across – No fool, Henry has status still : NOTWITHSTANDING
12-across – President with a place to get a Cabinet? : IKEA
13-across – Superior papers rejected by lad, if Sun’s out : DISDAINFUL
17-across – A distraught sob by musician who dislikes Fifty Shades of Grey? : ABSOLUTIST
18-across – Cry to encourage idiot : GOON
20-across – Doorman to put up with dirty work based in Cambridge : PORTERHOUSEBLUE
23-across – Awful-looking artist getting very old : RAVAGED
24-across – Well-fed earl leaves lodgings and works out : FATHOMS
25-across – Councillor with responsibility for 22’s old man : CRONUS
26-across – Dish carried by salver, as the English say : ENTREE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Workers dressing very Gallic femme fatale : TEMPTRESS
3-down – Bug, one way or another : EARWIG
4-down – Long job for Spinoza, say : PANTHEIST
5-down – Foreign film concerning extremely delectable baked dish : ABOUT
6-down – Criminal sent a group of spies in Escobar’s ranch? : ESTANCIA
7-down – Audibly breathe hard, racing in cars like RoboCop? : SCIFI
8-down – Official on course to give one power to stop escapade : HANDICAPPER
10-down – Battling hard with English soldiers : HIGHLANDERS
14-down – See 5 : DESOUFFLE
15-down – Pay John’s tab for free : FOOTLOOSE
16-down – Film director penning bit of work — it provokes a reaction : ALLERGEN
19-down – Group send rude messages on film : SEXTET
21-down – Republican, say, is one in party : RAVER
22-down – Took case of euphoriants in place of spirits : HADES
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.