This crossword No. 27882 clues and answers were published on Thu 25 Jul 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27882 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Presently, sleazeball has love for sweetheart : INAMORATO
10-across – Divine fluid Christian initially snubbed, Church claimed : ICHOR
11-across – Understanding English, nothing missing from notes? : ENTENTE
12-across – See 23 : SANDERS
13-across – Short stretch of shorter sentence : TERSE
14-across – Instrument reading as if in Arabic, rub out answer? : SNAREDRUM
16-across – A fraction high? : ONEOVERTHEEIGHT
19-across – Retaining information, test is provided with content : SATISFIED
21-across – Still very popular, Italian runner’s hurdling : PHOTO
22-across – Forward march, alas, omitted, some going backwards : MOSALAH
23-across – A final piece of wallpaper, endless rolls around next to Mark, he finished off layer upon layer : COLONEL
24-across – Refuse kick up the backside by leader in nappies : SPURN
25-across – See 4 : OFTHRONES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Shocking cost in bombs, one way or another? : DIRECTIONS
2-down – White bird in alcohol, less cold : SAUTERNE
3-down – Bind private parts for Reading resident, say : TOWNIE
4-down – Original theme song for a fantasy drama : GAME
5-down – With hairy part for all to see, the majority longed to conceal it : MOUSTACHED
6-down – Queen finally seen off after struggle, as was Marie Antoinette : VIENNESE
7-down – In audition, character does well : OHDEAR
8-down – Blade struck four Samurai warriors, all down below : KRIS
14-down – Ahead in first half of game, short moves saving time : STRAIGHTON
15-down – Still dark, it’s blocked up : MOTIONLESS
17-down – Jelly kept in a row of vessels? : VASELINE
18-down – Complaining, horse in horse sandwiches? : GROANING
20-down – Paper lies, might you say? : TISSUE
21-down – Piddling in crack, intimate at first : PALTRY
22-down – Forget a title : MISS
23-down – Clever cricket shot over point : CUTE
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.