This crossword No. 27959 clues and answers were published on Wed 23 Oct 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27959 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – A bend in the track and son abandons foolish Matterhorn ascent : TATTENHAM
9-across – See 1 : CORNER
10-across – Rapid rise can turn into collapse : DISREPAIR
11-across – Instruction to serviceman: polish grain endlessly : RUBRIC
12-across – Pharaoh dips into sea and a lake in the morning : MATUTINAL
13-across – Put to death perhaps, with uneatable part removed : STONED
17-across – Strut, as tail-ender may : BAT
19-across – US poet starts to open up, led by divine spirit : ANGELOU
20-across – Visionary camp inmate I fed to fish : EZEKIEL
21-across – See 17 down : TON
23-across – Hawk using gas to quell pacifist : NEOCON
27-across – Using room that’s turned out huge : GINORMOUS
28-across – From emperor, nationalist about to seize government : TRAJAN
29-across – Laurel disguise may, being irresponsible : FOOLHARDY
30-across – Group of MPs choose to pledge support : SELECT
31-across – See 30 : COMMITTEE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Life drawing? : ANIMAL
3-down – Force to speak aloud : TORQUE
4-down – What baby may need is to be out briefly with family : NAPKIN
5-down – His thieving enemies met a jarring death : ALIBABA
6-down – Offer true love, not at first to be trifled with : VOLUNTEER
7-down – Having no object, I’ve left off travelling : INTRANSIT
8-down – Film kids walking by brown river : CROCODILE
14-down – See 2 : MAGNETISM
15-down – Gunners in base not needing to be called to attention : IGNORABLE
16-down – A cut introduces mean ration : ALLOWANCE
17-down – Feature of trousers: worn under seat : BUT
18-down – See 17 across : TEN
22-down – Regularly using coercion, force on border flower : ORINOCO
24-down – Would-be ringmaster’s energy upsetting Scottish island : GOLLUM
25-down – A dotty mutual exchange : UMLAUT
26-down – See 8 : DUNDEE
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.