This crossword No. 27856 clues and answers were published on Tue 25 Jun 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27856 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – They have become rich, goals being corrupted? : OLIGARCHS
10-across – As which, Othello is less hard : OPERA
11-across – Criticise bad service : FAULT
12-across – One of OT people in one location holding unfortunate king back : ISRAELITE
13-across – Exploited, moving ahead — going west, then north : DRAWNON
14-across – Line in book subject to typo, for example : BLUNDER
17-across – Method for solving equivalent of 27 + 25 or 8 + 21 : TRIAL
19-across – See 17 : AND
21-across – Silly makes it : ERROR
22-across – Speech Horatio Nelson cut short at both ends : MISTAKE
24-across – Cheap alternative to gold ring for group of players : ORATION
26-across – One who flies a kite in experimental programme : BRASSBAND
28-across – Marks on text visible in strobe lighting : PILOT
29-across – They accommodate some in church, as needier after conversion : OBELI
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Almost stop working, stupid : GOOF
2-down – Part of skeleton is fit, but lab reaching no conclusions : FIBULA
3-down – Eg in atlas misplaced a part of Britain : EASTANGLIA
4-down – Order to start shooting in battle : ACTION
5-down – Assigned in form of overlapping places to sleep : ASCRIBED
6-down – Put up with irritating person : BORE
7-down – Show less restraint in puzzle : BEWILDER
8-down – Box, for instance : CASE
13-down – Bring about current stoppage without union, in fact : DATUM
15-down – Without precedent, appealed after a French test : UNEXAMPLED
16-down – Last parts of earlier game later you can show again : RERUN
18-down – Emphatically at home with tools : INSPADES
19-down – A European called up city down under : ADELAIDE
22-down – Harrowing experience in gold trade : ORDEAL
23-down – Like decorative work that’s not outstanding : INLAID
24-down – Critically react to bishop making awful move, say : BOOB
25-down – Cutting undergarment : SLIP
27-down – Evacuate the street in dry run : TEST
This crossword has in total 32 where 14 are across and 18 are down.