The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27266 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27266 clues and answers were published on Thu 03 Aug 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27266 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossJudge ejects disc jockey, accountant and book reviewer : AUDITOR
5-acrossUngainly, short, very withdrawn cowboys : GAUCHOS
9-acrossNote writer’s visiting father : FIVER
10-acrossRob caught Dutch liquor in pan : STEELDRUM
11-acrossPitch closed after pop­ular race : INTONATION
12-acrossWarning by driver heading left or right : TOOT
14-acrossCelebrity makes speech about last of his money : DISTINCTION
18-acrossYouth has trouble with classes, I’d say : ADOLESCENCE
21-acrossNote helped after record disappeared : HEED
22-acrossIssue notes for treble tackling finale : DESCENDANT
25-acrossA red giant explodes, becoming a dark star, perhaps? : TRAGEDIAN
26-acrossIt is lost from medical complaint record : ENTER
27-acrossBring back remaining Danish settlers : RESTORE
28-acrossNote jury not taking sides in old African province : NATURAL

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Just after A Fine Romance : AFFAIR
2-down – Give county short note : DEVOTE
3-down – Note: his red mobile produces gloomy tunes : THRENODIES
4-down – I take five outside to do test again : RESIT
5-down – Pope’s choice of Scotsmen? : GREGORIAN
6-down – Unprepossessing nasty guy belts lecturer : UGLY
7-down – Wrong keynote doesn’t start as overtone : HARMONIC
8-down – Discharge some after second interval : SEMITONE
13-down – Studio check to televise big match : SCREENTEST
15-down – Release includes one volume that’s reserved : SECRETIVE
16-down – Supply food, catching the tube : CATHETER
17-down – Bed in flats, perhaps, yields 24 books : NOTEPADS
19-down – Lean men service leader : CANTOR
20-down – Pious person learning about alcohol : STEROL
23-down – Roughly nothing found in notes works : CANON
24-down – Note clip from home movie : MEMO

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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