This crossword No. 27769 clues and answers were published on Fri 15 Mar 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27769 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Privately, artist arrived? : INCAMERA
9-across – Break up as miserable, ending in divorce : PAUSE
10-across – Back in March, courthouse, school and shop all closing : HELP
11-across – Victoria, say, welcoming almost everyone with posh greeting : SALUTATION
12-across – Revolutionary pitched with other ranks on the counter : CASTRO
14-across – Domestic equipment silent after breaking in America : UTENSILS
15-across – Trees in a thicket cleared initially : ATFIRST
17-across – Suspiciously civil originally, a snake unfortunately constricts : ASKANCE
20-across – Infirm, old or ancient at the outset, terrible state : COLORADO
22-across – Player finding water in Aberdeenshire before birdie : DEEJAY
23-across – Loading old weapon, smarten oneself up a little : SPRINKLING
24-across – Donkey uninjured, rescued by yours truly : MOKE
25-across – Mug people making pianos? No way! : STEIN
26-across – Cheating male ultimately in wild rut with lady : ADULTERY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Virgin Queen’s gone in to communicate : INTERACT
2-down – Stay in temporary home that’s affected : CAMP
3-down – Building company securing tenements after evacuation, we must leave : LETSGO
4-down – Heartless love, something superficial and hard about it : CALLOUS
5-down – Perfectly clean vessel, topsail partly up : SPOTLESS
6-down – Place with book stores has maybe shown up : PUTTOSHAME
7-down – Wind after winter, therefore, ends: spring back : RECOIL
13-down – Extinct arthropods, one preserved in lobster, it could be? : TRILOBITES
16-down – How far across? Most vulnerable man is hiding : SPANKING
18-down – Items pulled, unhinged : CRACKERS
19-down – Break wind idly and hiccup audibly, ordering starters : HOLIDAY
21-down – Pages breaking free skimmed off counter : OPPOSE
22-down – Trench expected shortly to get disease : DUGOUT
24-down – Final move for couple : MATE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.