This crossword No. 27690 clues and answers were published on Wed 12 Dec 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27690 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Called Island about band member : SIDEMAN
5-across – Accumulates trouble below and on high : PILESUP
9-across – Start working group : ONSET
10-across – Dismisses backing band twice before show starts : POOHPOOHS
11-across – King or queen beyond rabbit hole? It’s hard to say : JAWBREAKER
12-across – See 6 : TICK
14-across – Start of true love? Licks honey, prepared for French kissing : TONSILHOCKEY
18-across – Query reason for neatness : POINTOFORDER
21-across – See 19 : NECK
22-across – Air complaint for Mavis : SONGTHRUSH
25-across – Wooden home beside main road across northern China : INANIMATE
26-across – Ring doctor about card game : OMBRE
27-across – Detective showing face around Oxford? : GUMSHOE
28-across – Umpteenth rallentando’s hidden charm : ENTHRAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Bad jokes about parking in the capital : SKOPJE
2-down – Deny any connection with row about female : DISOWN
3-down – Car : MOTORMOUTH
4-down – Reportedly one that’s gone off soft leather : NAPPA
5-down – Variable length, once absorbed in respectable screw : PROPELLER
6-down – Slap fool that’s left for Germany : LIPS
7-down – Small child gets into wrong Ford in Bulgarian capital : STOTINKA
8-down – Speaks about taking the lead from Yorkshire and Surrey openers : PASSKEYS
13-down – Painful condition making a horse trot unevenly : SORETHROAT
15-down – Kill time in US cafe, around about half four : SUFFOCATE
16-down – Punishment from cross man : SPANKING
17-down – Refuse to acknowledge detective’s right : DISCLAIM
19-down – Stare at Johnny before kiss : RUBBER
20-down – Someone having tooth extracted that likely heads for small town in Eastern Europe? : SHTETL
23-down – Birds raised in these eggs : GEESE
24-down – Tongue-in-cheek, helpful tips for a small person : TICH
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.