This crossword No. 27825 clues and answers were published on Mon 20 May 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27825 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Mother’s request for silk : DAMASK
5-across – Wisdom in town with elderly tourists? : SAGACITY
9-across – No BAME person would spin such a harmless story : WHITELIE
10-across – Swears at area transport : ABUSES
11-across – Partner briefly I used to connect with : WIFI
12-across – Thinking timid agent needs replacing : MEDITATING
13-across – Still relaxing : ATREST
14-across – Recipe ingredients x-rayed, suspiciously found across motorway : READYMIX
16-across – Break time at school? : HALFTERM
19-across – Sort of house, nothing secret when in it : PUBLIC
21-across – Shock as canal sides crumble : SCANDALISE
23-across – The first colour? : GOLD
24-across – Attractive cave reached round river : GROTTO
25-across – Be a soldier without sleeves, do we hear? : BEARARMS
26-across – In rear limb, large scab : BLACKLEG
27-across – Judge’s job is tedious : TRYING
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Book Silent Night, for one : ACHRISTMASCAROL
3-down – Step into A&E, Fred! : ASTAIRE
4-down – Like Metro to travel a distance : KILOMETRE
5-down – Extravagant poet? : SPENDER
6-down – Enormous pair of soldiers : GIANT
7-down – Run through Cumbria, say — it’s rural : COUNTRY
8-down – Book male unseen : THEINVISIBLEMAN
15-down – Dessert created by small program with skill : APPLETART
17-down – Enthusiast I dressed in flowing caftan : FANATIC
18-down – Result of operation of prison sewer? : MAILBAG
20-down – Grab woman who’s on the streets : BAGLADY
22-down – Some coral with a heavy price : ATOLL
This crossword has in total 28 where 16 are across and 12 are down.