The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27001 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27001 clues and answers were published on Wed 28 Sep 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27001 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossUnable to settle at home, put back bedtime : INDEBT
4-acrossRetired bachelor used to be my doctor : SAWBONES
9-acrossPerhaps more tea and toast made by dog breeders? : TOPUPS
10-acrossFeeling duller at end of term? : EPIDURAL
11-acrossThey shock and bestir frail old rebels : DEFIBRILLATORS
13-acrossMother most attentive, keeping temperature steadier : THERMOSTAT
14-acrossDucks surround small lake in city : OSLO
16-acrossRailways regularly neglected, I’m sorry to say : ALAS
18-acrossSupporter of an economic system that is disastrous : CAPITALIST
21-acrossSent certain kingly leaders away, causing amusement : ENTERTAININGLY
23-acrossMen talk, twitching, of sexual pleasure : ORGASTIC
24-acrossPredicament is easy to bear after heading to pub : PLIGHT
25-acrossWriting first version of paper, not out wearing women’s clothes : DRAFTING
26-acrossWhiteness of china egg held in both hands : PALLOR

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Ten cheers for tiny thing! : IOTA
2-down – Key rings quietly diminish in number : DEPLETE
3-down – Font functions beautifully at first with suitable individual text : BAPTISMS
5-down – Name state of North American mountain region : APPELLATION
6-down – Patient dropping in here unrobed, panicking nurse : BEDPAN
7-down – Shy queen with very piercing intelligence : NERVOUS
8-down – Where you might ski round and round and spend a lot : SPLASHOUT
12-down – Ravel fantasia, arr. Bob Marley? : RASTAFARIAN
13-down – Hiding bottom in swingers’ bar, Arachne cuts odd, discontented figure : TRAPEZOID
15-down – During very fine morning yearn to climb tree : MAGNOLIA
17-down – Father Christmas shedding clothes over one summer month upset part of the WI : ANTIGUA
19-down – Wrongly say Capone is breaking law : ILLEGAL
20-down – Sex carries advantages for your health : PROSIT
22-down – Excite gentleman, grabbing top of thigh : STIR

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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