This crossword No. 27904 clues and answers were published on Tue 20 Aug 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27904 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
4-across – Discovered Maharishi is maintaining particular religious beliefs and practices : SHIISM
6-across – Bad state of service? One’s incensed! : HIGHMASS
9-across – Metal content of zinc : INDIUM
10-across – Best meal? But it’s not b___ cooked! : ULTIMATE
11-across – GP goes berserk, having inwardly longed for some breakfast? : POACHEDEGGS
15-across – Plan to have drunk a dram of Pittyvaich, for starters : ROADMAP
17-across – Tuft of hair that’s a neat touch? : COWLICK
18-across – Air bed in square 10 is somehow losing air badly? Have words with oneself : SOLILOQUISE
22-across – Recommend a solicitor? : ADVOCATE
23-across – Seductive dancer’s short time gyrating in exchange for money : SALOME
24-across – Playing for USA, has two identical hands in card game : ALLFOURS
25-across – Ordering of essential bits of cash as foreign capital : ATHENS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – In that capacity, a fascist group beheaded the Miller’s Son : ASSUCH
2-down – Bad smell stopped by one reasonable sort of detergent : BIOLOGICAL
3-down – Using winch as a cranky tool : CHAINSAW
4-down – Jumpers displaying small fish : SKIPPERS
5-down – Old woman having meal out in the Old Ship : INDIAMAN
7-down – A drink only just opened? : AJAR
8-down – Killed a large number : SLEW
12-down – Plead ignorance initially about right sort of hair remover : DEPILATORY
13-down – Bit of a boob, perhaps, if is back on ecstasy : SILICONE
14-down – Trump’s ‘pesky bugs’ giving bum steer to extremely sick European? : SKEETERS
16-down – Bit of a bar fight? It’ll play out noisily, unless you keep the lid on it : MUSICBOX
19-down – Mineral primarily a compound of 13, reduced by measure unknown : QUARTZ
20-down – Leading Indian once serving 7up : RAJA
21-down – Like 11 once were, where it’s 11 v 11 : OVAL
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.