This crossword No. 27709 clues and answers were published on Fri 04 Jan 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27709 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Numbers etc in head, American writer : CAPOTE
4-across – State whether it’s high and rocky : MASSIF
9-across – Certainly not right under, a survivor? : LEFT
10-across – One’s played blooming hard, pirate claims : MOUTHORGAN
11-across – Test match, I say! : STRIKE
12-across – Barrier long gone, go and dive : TURNPIKE
13-across – Spend during holidays? : WHILEAWAY
15-across – See 16 : LILY
16-across – Wet plant drooping originally, floater almost gobbled by equine : POND
17-across – Drunk is too big to catch learner, student of life : BIOLOGIST
21-across – Renouncing faith, a job say to convert? : APOSTASY
22-across – Trash unduly beating event : TATTOO
24-across – Actual gore spilt, one putting things in order : CATALOGUER
25-across – See 9 : OVER
26-across – Key with a tenant, runner collects : DELETE
27-across – See 11 : ALIGHT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fast predator, shark reportedly? : CHEETAH
2-down – Angelic kids, stroke one : PUTTI
3-down – Improve the consistency of a type of paint : TEMPERA
5-down – Last of water in a pump, say — drying off perhaps? : ASHORE
6-down – Shy hosts outing young man : STRIPLING
7-down – Mosquito bites disgusting, if you ask me : FRANKLY
8-down – A quid? There! : PUTTHATINYOUR
14-down – Gastropod comes down on spike : LANDSNAIL
16-down – See 8 : PIPEAND
18-down – After all, not entirely like a branch? : LATERAL
19-down – See 8 : SMOKEIT
20-down – Plan in the morning to get up, then fish : MAPOUT
23-down – Strap gripped by teeth, on gums : THONG
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.