This crossword No. 27688 clues and answers were published on Mon 10 Dec 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27688 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Diversion — something necessary to get round European soldiers : AMUSEMENT
10-across – Religious establishment backed vote for protecting bishops : ABBEY
11-across – Refers to tourist attractions, repeatedly mentioning these locations : SITES
12-across – For start of book, two things a knight has? : TITLEPAGE
13-across – Female not just a provider of entertainment : FUNFAIR
14-across – Like some old people here, having reduced fishing around area : ANGLIAN
17-across – Final stanza that may be read in broken voice : ENVOI
19-across – Cast lacking confidence in company : SHY
20-across – Head off old car, producing road rage, for example : ANGER
21-across – Portray female author as progressively involved : DRAWNIN
22-across – Diamonds I’d turned into money, like a rotter : CADDISH
24-across – Page about fictional hero holding one cold and negative attitude : PREJUDICE
26-across – Sense of achievement from hunting animals collectively : PRIDE
28-across – Demolish east wing of building in a sorry state : RUING
29-across – A short sentence added to American volume without changing any characters : LITERATIM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Crews in race circuit site missing leading article : MANS
2-down – Writer with 27 endlessly able to produce 9 : AUSTEN
3-down – Body covering USA revised one set of beliefs : PERSUASION
4-down – Right part of book — right for father of 6 2, for one : RECTOR
5-down – Sculptures or other form of art, say, divided by working group : STATUARY
6-down – Romantic heroine, Juliet, with a new energy, Romeo coming into view : JANE
7-down – Scraping racket in a game : ABRADING
8-down – See 6 : EYRE
13-down – Stop and return, if led astray : FIELD
15-down – Musical performance originally arranged round old piano : GRANDOPERA
16-down – PM once linked with partner in 19th-century novel : NORTH
18-down – The writer is caught by very upset assistant in compromising position : VIAMEDIA
19-down – Displaying either component of a novel by a lady : SENSIBLE
22-down – Author in part of Greece penning article : CREATE
23-down – Stupid people do it after change of heart, interrupting lives : IDIOTS
24-down – Explorer in rescue vessel put under pressure : PARK
25-down – For instance, game briefly written up in press : URGE
27-down – Eponymous heroine, such as Madame Bovary : EMMA
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.