This crossword No. 27732 clues and answers were published on Thu 31 Jan 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27732 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Letter penned by Thatcher : HEPTARCH
5-across – Bishop admitting moon I caught on film : BIOPIC
9-across – Loud sound from bottom — what was offensive about it? : TRUMPET
10-across – Deep trouble on the way? : POTHOLE
11-across – Three men hold back Arab leader : EMEER
12-across – Spin result, maybe cutting advantage : HEADSTART
13-across – Fight with male judges and don’t get picked to perform … : WARMTHEBENCH
17-across – … as these may do in next series : SECONDSTRING
20-across – Tramp’s unlikely to step on it : LOOKSMART
22-across – Join German in pool : MERGE
23-across – New setter looks embarrassed about being passed over : IGNORED
24-across – Animal droppings Bill steps in : GUANACO
25-across – Mob beginning to riot — not much cover outside : THRONG
26-across – Setting by design hits snag : STASHING
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Forced development here hurt both earl and duke : HOTBED
2-down – Was mother honest about Oscar and daughter? : POURED
3-down – Apply initially after exercise, right, to stop soreness : APPERTAIN
4-down – Nick’s traditional enemies bother showing up to do the job : CUTTHEMUSTARD
6-down – Day I flipped over love letters : IOTAS
7-down – Emptied pot over me in a rage — it smells horrible! : PTOMAINE
8-down – Natural sprinters … like Johnson and Gatlin, say? : CHEETAHS
10-down – Pat halted orgy, in order to ____ ? : PLAYHARDTOGET
14-down – Many bones broken? Definitely not : BYNOMEANS
15-down – Posh occasionally: ‘I’m last to perform for David?’ : PSALMIST
16-down – Ship and train — he fiddled both in short : SCHOONER
18-down – Sheep in main road is right little madam : ARGALI
19-down – Dismissing driver’s warning, soon fit in : BELONG
21-down – Alert teacher at Eton to truanting : SIREN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.