This crossword No. 27809 clues and answers were published on Wed 01 May 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27809 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Broken arm having mended, do some knitting? : CASTOFF
5-across – Protect offspring of hound by taking son inside : BABYSIT
9-across – Makeover: about to get sexually desirable : REFIT
10-across – US city gets a new church — with nothing to go up the wall : ANCHORAGE
11-across – Fine-tuned athletes, packed with energy, taken out at night? : FALSETEETH
12-across – See 21 : SEAS
14-across – Get too enthusiastic and hit the drink : GOOVERBOARD
18-across – A tender baritone finally accompanying Brummie hymn : ABIDEWITHME
21-across – Notes broadcast far from land? : HIGH
22-across – Confusion when two females replace centre of gutter in parapet : BAFFLEMENT
25-across – Description of certain pod members rendered in dialect : IDENTICAL
26-across – Molten material’s reduced periodical state : MAGMA
27-across – Passage from Burns’ Go With Style : GANGWAY
28-across – A touching feature of Dynasty : TANGENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Vehicle advanced on iron vessel : CARAFE
2-down – Singular approach of primate-catcher? : SOFTLY
3-down – Was of greater importance, so able to walk better through water, they say : OUTWEIGHED
4-down – Flash unfashionable attire — reduced! : FLARE
5-down – Prominent features of ‘dandy champers’ : BUCKTEETH
6-down – Blair’s reported prosperity : BOOM
7-down – Revolutionary scientific facility — Pascal be damned! : SPACELAB
8-down – Northern area supports, of course, sports team : TEESSIDE
13-down – Qualified, reportedly, to identify island’s salt : ABLESEAMAN
15-down – Gay choir formed around end of April, a powerful group : OLIGARCHY
16-down – Unknown number longing to include time out on the water? : YACHTING
17-down – Finger twisted inside hollowed-out Kenyan rainforest plant : KINGFERN
19-down – Coalition: the French disease : LEAGUE
20-down – Narrow part said to be in line : STRAIT
23-down – Cut line by knot’s end : FILET
24-down – Away with this illicit cruiser! : STOW
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.