This crossword No. 29072 clues and answers were published on Wed 17 May 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29072 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Fed up and ready to spit feathers? : DOWNINTHEMOUTH
8-across – Revolutionary party that can impart pressure to overcome resistance : LEVER
9-across – University charges department that is first to send delegates : DEPUTIES
11-across – What attempted to correct young virtuous person in book exam : BORSTAL
12-across – Reading article in need of editing : RECITAL
13-across – What boozer, on reflection, must welcome? : REHAB
15-across – Poor chap tried going for almost nothing : DIRTCHEAP
17-across – One term is confused with another shorter one : TRIMESTER
20-across – Extremist partly responsible for dreadful tragedy : ULTRA
21-across – What is hypothetically supported by the Guardian? : ONPAPER
23-across – Lead would not be used for this drill component : BITPART
25-across – Crude relic that’s not entirely ruined : DERELICT
26-across – Keep taking ecstasy and be sick : HEAVE
27-across – Tentatively offer excellent financial backing : VENTURECAPITAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Helping to support criminal belied careful thought : DELIBERATION
2-down – Hesitate to state women must come first : WAVER
3-down – Short-tempered Blairite upset about what finishes off Starmer : IRRITABLE
4-down – Made uncertain progress close to indistinct and strange light source : TODDLED
5-down – City uprising captures a former leader thereof : EMPEROR
6-down – Reporter’s credit follows work associated with the Observer : OPTIC
7-down – Handling of patient’s request ends in open court : TREATMENT
10-down – Great swimmer’s way of stopping water getting into trunks? : ELEPHANTSEAL
14-down – Dome’s coverage of scene from musical? : HAIRPIECE
16-down – Royal household’s popular sequence of dates? : COURTSHIP
18-down – Dog is tense and more likely to stray by the look of it : TERRIER
19-down – Steal from IT company’s distribution like Android? : ROBOTIC
22-down – Place to have food and gather : PLEAT
24-down – Change plug fitting : ADAPT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.