This crossword No. 27729 clues and answers were published on Mon 28 Jan 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27729 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Dog or cat: favourite? : WHIPPET
5-across – Correct to travel from Sapporo : APROPOS
9-across – Stagger, seeing bank account emptied? : LOSEONESBALANCE
10-across – Chalk here as indicated : ONCUE
11-across – Sort of story for solver : DETECTIVE
12-across – Plant could be soft and hairy : FORSYTHIA
14-across – Unhealthy-looking pie : PASTY
15-across – A bit of cheap, pleasant fruit : APPLE
16-across – Big country with no coffee : AMERICANO
18-across – Newly sold place fell down : COLLAPSED
21-across – Old flame has stroke as worker abroad : EXPAT
22-across – At which to keep questioning Labour gathering? : PRESSCONFERENCE
23-across – Refuel here — it goes into aircraft : PITLANE
24-across – Scripture factory produces new draft : REWORKS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Nasty fellow, from the first filthy rich : WELLOFF
2-down – Debugging tool? : INSECTREPELLENT
3-down – Convert badly-made polyester : PROSELYTE
4-down – From surface of tyre, study this? : TREAD
5-down – Settle dispute with some little tart I brashly picked up : ARBITRATE
6-down – Survival is regarded with reverence : RELIC
7-down – It gives more point to your writing : PENCILSHARPENER
8-down – Flats arranged for the cast : SCENERY
13-down – Man donates freely for memorial : HEADSTONE
14-down – Raffle highly esteemed and new : PRIZEDRAW
15-down – Entering a large store, parking drink : ALCOPOP
17-down – Allows to go free the wrong way round shops : OUTLETS
19-down – Sailing east, moving over area : ATSEA
20-down – Ruin portal, smashed by force : DOFOR
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.