The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27269 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27269 clues and answers were published on Mon 07 Aug 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27269 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossAfter disturbance, centre court’s crowd finally gets composed again : RECONSTRUCTED
10-acrossFixer to note: this is lacking muscle tone : HYPOTONIC
11-acrossPrank on the Queen makes one very cross : RAGER
12-acrossNest I had established in student organisation : NIDUS
13-acrossOnly for blokes, girl shows sluggishness : STAGNANCY
14-acrossAfter meal, left university to tidy up : UNEATEN
16-acrossEditor turning to drink, one with last word? : DECIDER
18-acrossMore than one saw some tot misbehaving : MOTTOES
20-acrossEnd of term, when book’s to be returned? : DUEDATE
21-acrossRevolting man, who’s a bit of a game : JACKSTRAW
23-acrossCorn — that which is full of energy? : WHEAT
24-acrossGraduate school first to get low grade : GAMMA
25-acrossSea god, grabbing English princess, attempted seduction : TRIEDITON
26-acrossWhere a summary may be found, theoretically : INTHEABSTRACT

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – No longer taking exercise, one in depression needed to get fit : EXPEDIENT
3-down – Conspirator established a ring for revolution : OATES
4-down – King, consumed by evils, becomes understood : SINKSIN
5-down – Might he be cruelly construed as Darwin’s arch kid? : RICHARD
6-down – Story of church fellow in charge, having drink, losing head : CHRONICLE
7-down – English spirit? Little left in a Scottish place : ELGIN
8-down – Unnamed items, poor devices getting sticky inside : THINGUMMYJIGS
9-down – Style me angrier type in religious get-together : PRAYERMEETING
15-down – Irish chief’s philosophical principle one gets to see through, not right : TAOISEACH
17-down – System of reasoning set up has frantic hospital missing out : DIALECTIC
19-down – Musical passage starts to sound terrific, really exciting to the audience : STRETTA
20-down – See 5 : DAWKINS
22-down – Endless manure thrown over home plant : CUMIN
23-down – Sort of bird to deviate, missing north : WADER

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

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