This crossword No. 27798 clues and answers were published on Thu 18 Apr 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27798 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Unbeliever me, suspicious fiend ending in hell : INFIDEL
5-across – Tool had been picked out by journalist? : HACKSAW
9-across – Reportedly burn gift : FLAIR
10-across – Business people, a number getting to grips with shattered dreams : TRADESMEN
11-across – To cover debts, pinch my wages from safe : ROBPETERTO
12-across – Pull something that’s nailed, did you say? : TOW
14-across – Bound to get hard in prison, this employed with force! : SLEDGEHAMMER
18-across – Revealed where stud may be ditched unceremoniously : OUTONONESEAR
21-across – Victoria’s Englishman, hair combed back : POM
22-across – Result of sin clear when screwed : FINALSCORE
25-across – Rump of venison possibly festers : STAGNATES
26-across – Transport network for island under discussion : ROADS
27-across – Looking at regular intake, conclusions of the provost scheduled, it’s suggested? : DIETARY
28-across – See 11 : PAYPAUL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Tell man from Belfast to stand? : INFORM
2-down – Loose skin punctured by bees, we hear? : FLABBY
3-down – Abroad, I start to eat angel cakes for tea : DARJEELING
4-down – Drink less bubbly, taking lips away : LATTE
5-down – Cold about right? : HEARTLESS
6-down – See 19 : CLEF
7-down – Previous excerpt from poem, item ostensibly uplifting : SOMETIME
8-down – Caribbean islands where snake gets protection : WINDWARD
13-down – Fifty shells initially loading rocket launchers, hope that makes you breathe easier : NASALSPRAY
15-down – I’d sent off essay, painful work? : DENTISTRY
16-down – Third of colony, a thousand sat together : COMPOSED
17-down – Gaze round capitals of Egypt and Morocco with glasses? : STEMWARE
19-down – Restraint maintained by pro sent up in novel : ROMANA
20-down – Ship in a bottle, perhaps : VESSEL
23-down – Every other part of tale is so apt for storyteller : AESOP
24-down – Girl going up and down : ANNA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.