This crossword No. 27976 clues and answers were published on Tue 12 Nov 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27976 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Leafstalk trailing river duck : POCHARD
5-across – Self-important holy one’s going after fair return : POMPOUS
9-across – Talk arrogantly to others from an illusory mount? : GETON
10-across – Motion was altered drastically to cover gold : LAUREATED
11-across – Marker makes toenail red : DELINEATOR
12-across – See 9 : ONES
14-across – Pepper restricted by winter’s perseverance : INTERSPERSE
18-across – One form of ancient hut not in tune with Sartre’s philosophy? : INAUTHENTIC
21-across – See 9 : HIGH
22-across – Refusing to change opinion of university, Wayne Slob, a mess, drops round : UNSWAYABLE
25-across – One supplying air when tennis player gets colour back : SERENADER
26-across – See 9 : HORSE
27-across – Call up the day before about ball and whip : EVOCATE
28-across – Case of senior overcome by auditorium : HOLDALL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A party opening up a temple : PAGODA
2-down – Swimmer dislodges top from sink : CUTTLE
3-down – Declare sadly a tunic’s been appropriated by old queen : ANNUNCIATE
4-down – Party line taken with state dish : DOLMA
5-down – God starts to create really awful, terrifyingly rich man : PLUTOCRAT
6-down – Look out, Emin! : MIEN
7-down – Whipped a tycoon boxing king of 8 : OCTONARY
8-down – Dodge’s wings and favoured elevation : SIDESTEP
13-down – Happy with coral being destroyed without proper backing : APOCRYPHAL
15-down – Draw with articulated flatline textile process : TIEANDDYE
16-down – Be a tourist with sense to understand : SIGHTSEE
17-down – Go out with Anorak Joey? : KANGAROO
19-down – Peninsula of African country with no western boundary : IBERIA
20-down – See 24 : SEWELL
23-down – Tasteless Taming of Shrew : WERSH
24-down – Classic book author’s 12-month record about the rise of a Sussex town : ANNA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.