This crossword No. 27969 clues and answers were published on Mon 04 Nov 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27969 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Travelling people after a bouquet : AROMA
10-across – Sweat embarrassingly in a tuxedo? : EXUDATION
11-across – Conservative party member demanding vessel : HARDLINER
12-across – Mad freebooter relinquishing power : IRATE
13-across – Mate in Sydney holding large hammer : CLOBBER
15-across – Stray has accommodation in which there’s no time to relax : DIGRESS
17-across – Pick up article in valley : GLEAN
18-across – Clutch component, say, coming closer : EGG
20-across – King of Mercia primarily laying waste : OFFAL
22-across – Determination to complete the crossword again? : RESOLVE
25-across – Missionary position in middle of Wales : APOSTLE
26-across – Fiddle with French car that’s dropping back : FRAUD
27-across – Beginners from Oxford University set off in boat : OUTRIGGER
30-across – Cast is so grand for directors : ROADSIGNS
31-across – Attentive dealer taking part : ALERT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Party for 13 across : BASH
2-down – Golf match involving more of us : FOURSOME
3-down – Fit, we hear, for a drop of the hard stuff? : HAIL
4-down – Ewe turns out to be supplier of milk : WETNURSE
5-down – Rotten place requiring short journey : PUTRID
6-down – Gung-ho gunners encircle country in Africa : RARINGTOGO
7-down – Angry outburst from one stuck in traffic : TIRADE
8-down – Old queen with no love for a new one : ANNE
13-down – 26 down, say, holding Joe up in Havana? : CIGAR
14-down – Land makes outlaw happy and he’s reformed : BANGLADESH
16-down – 3 for Roman healer : SALVE
19-down – Titanic female at sea, as gent is : GIANTESS
21-down – Corpulent guide, terribly weary : FATIGUED
23-down – Central bank supporting false medicine man : SHAMAN
24-down – One hug, possibly as good as a feast? : ENOUGH
26-down – Where one goes from bank to bank to get a bit of dosh : FORD
28-down – My word is annoying you at first : ISAY
29-down – Legal documents, reportedly, for Swiss hotelier : RITZ
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.