This crossword No. 27881 clues and answers were published on Wed 24 Jul 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27881 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Bravo! Old dope with ego to accommodate states he’s … : STABLE
4-across – … something extraordinary — er, claim is open to interpretation! : MIRACLE
9-across – Pretend one woman’s astride another : IMAGINARY
10-across – Lout runs through bar on ecstasy : BRUTE
11-across – Row over quitting house abroad : RANGE
12-across – Foxy Liberal secured for Strictly : SLAVISHLY
13-across – Deer’s foot twisted? Yes : WAPITIS
15-across – Retiring head of state gets tattoo showing a real 1 29 : REDRUM
17-across – Nomadic people from Niger automatically returned : TUAREG
19-across – Improperly uses lap dance : PASSEUL
22-across – Boasts about backing 15 : CROWSOVER
24-across – A time to go west, where the action is? : ARENA
26-across – Mounts picture finally in bar : MARES
27-across – As layers are initially peeled off, various characters transform : OVIPAROUS
28-across – Accommodation outside hotel about to be reviewed? Certainly : NOTHALF
29-across – See 1 : GENIUS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Head of state : SKIDROW
2-down – Leader abroad popular for the first time? No : AGAIN
3-down – City keeping cool in case ref shortly gets upset : LEICESTER
4-down – Can just afford most expensive property for boarders? : MAYFAIR
5-down – Teacher mounting trapeze, swinging both ways : RABBI
6-down – Ouch! Blue’s hit follower of 18? : CLUBHOUSE
7-down – Man or woman going up many levels but not all : EVELYN
8-down – Piles of money : MASSES
14-down – Idiot with clout surprisingly accepted — he has the means to govern : PLUTOCRAT
16-down – Belittle and insult right-wing politician : DISPARAGE
18-down – Produce an abridged version of Chaucer — current volume retained : GIVEOFF
19-down – OK, you might do this to shock : PERMIT
20-down – Gets together a variety of ladies — is Duke not there? : LIAISES
21-down – American largely ignored by people showing judgement : ACUMEN
23-down – One has put up with interference from special Russian : SASHA
25-down – Green, Philip’s heart uplifted — that might make you sick : ECOLI
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.