This crossword No. 27898 clues and answers were published on Tue 13 Aug 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27898 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – It’s cold tea at home with sweetener : SACCHARIN
8-across – For starters in trigonometry, 100 radians equal 83? : THREE
9-across – ’80s duo rejects EU over hydrogen and beats science? : RHYTHMICS
10-across – Try drugs, for example : ESSAY
12-across – Artwork made in two seconds by da Vinci, ignoring the odds : MOSAIC
13-across – Imagine seeing a criminal stealing Victoria’s crown : ENVISAGE
14-across – By chief of business’s tally, lousy bet leads to unrecoverable money : BADDEBT
17-across – Heartless Tory stifles anger over daughter’s misfortune : TRAGEDY
20-across – Hunter reforms parrot-eating man : PREDATOR
22-across – Spy’s licence to eliminate civilians and corrupted leaders — 0-0, say : CASTLE
24-across – Old noble in fancy hat and nice clothing : THANE
25-across – Cryptic fanatic holds record — child’s play? : FACEPAINT
26-across – They say you are second, not first, Man City : URBAN
27-across – Estimated cost of passage taken : QUOTATION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Page has to be translated into language : PASHTO
2-down – First sofa bed to arrive in country : SCOTLAND
3-down – Sailor’s on rising river runways : TARMAC
4-down – Crones change direction from head to foot : WITCHES
5-down – Play go, as this AI disregarded faint images : GHOSTS
6-down – Indeed, called crazy : DERANGED
11-down – First Lady supported by Republican at all times : EVER
15-down – Before end of race, Harry is moved lower : AYRSHIRE
16-down – Woman’s gamble on husband : BETH
18-down – Government’s latest reshuffle — start to see whole organised perceptions : GESTALTS
19-down – Think of a rude MP unseated : DREAMUP
21-down – Boy’s brown tin : DUNCAN
22-down – Gossip magazine, inside: ‘Extremely Careless Adulterers’ : CHEATS
23-down – Lewis gets disheartening little news on Oxford’s missing former president : LENNOX
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.