This crossword No. 27694 clues and answers were published on Mon 17 Dec 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27694 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Woman’s labrador briefly recoils from flowers : HERBAL
6-across – Summer accessory in paper cover : SUNHAT
9-across – Bid to run at this : DOUBLE
10-across – No palace, alas, but prison for him : ALCAPONE
11-across – Empty-sounding vessel : VEIN
12-across – A spirited enterprise : DISTILLERY
13-across – Exciting part of serial — don’t drop off! : CLIFFHANGER
18-across – One is perhaps popped in the bath : SOAPBUBBLE
21-across – Away after a bushy growth : AFRO
22-across – Servant’s bust-up : DOMESTIC
23-across – Listen vaguely, not speaking : SILENT
24-across – Spin a coin — watch! : TURNIP
25-across – Laymen deceived shabbily : MEANLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Court case interrupted for refreshment? : TRIBUNAL
2-down – Final bit of agenda covered : FAGEND
3-down – A parting of the ways? : JUNCTION
4-down – Fellow taken by the Spanish oratory : CHAPEL
5-down – President used to clean up : HOOVER
7-down – Plain aunt disturbed when doctor poked inside : TUNDRA
8-down – Hand over currency and evade responsibility : PASSTHEBUCK
14-down – Sort of pen that spurts? : FOUNTAIN
15-down – Making possible woman acquiring jewellery : ENABLING
16-down – See painful condition end session : LOGOUT
17-down – Liquor of unknown make? : BRANDY
19-down – Typically, in a slim volume one may write it or type, perhaps : POETRY
20-down – Nameless oriental festival : EASTER
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.