The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27291 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27291 clues and answers were published on Fri 01 Sep 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27291 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossTerror group erroneously claim to be this : ISLAMIC
5-acrossWelcoming home girl getting pardon : AMNESTY
10-acrossA sound measure of the third man : ABEL
11-acrossWhat pilot does when seeing problematic rubbish bins filled : FLIESBLIND
12-acrossSee art or 27 as represented in overseas territory celebration : EASTER
13-acrossMan like Esau in Spooner’s prayer : HAILMARY
14-acrossConvertible car in this quarter : CHRISTIAN
16-acrossMentally prepare note to the far right of Germany and Switzerland : PSYCH
17-acrossSeize chateau at last by surprise? Not half! : USURP
19-acrossCity in France, I trust, unwrapped fancy meal : JERUSALEM
23-acrossBlokes in song by northern quarter : ARMENIAN
24-acrossQuarter aspiration after jet engine starts : JEWISH
26-acrossTop player pocketing Arab cash is in parts : SERIALISED
27-acrossPine, perhaps, when one leaves Scottish island : TREE
28-acrossLack of faith in so many leaders chasing articles : ATHEISM
29-acrossVery fond of a party group : ADORING

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Time off creating soap and bubbles, primarily here? : SABBATH
3-down – Dish out a great deal, we hear : ALLOT
4-down – Dead heart, say, is actually about right : INFARCT
6-down – Selfie regularly appears in mother’s quarter : MUSLIM
7-down – Expecting trouble with seafood pie, as cooked outside : ECLAMPSIA
8-down – Of 21 philosophy carried by a distant rickshaw : TANTRIC
9-down – Shape designed to represent obstinacy : PIGHEADEDNESS
15-down – Harsh realities for a citizen of ancient kingdom : ISRAELITE
18-down – One tempted mother of ten and paid out without hesitation : SERPENT
20-down – Fresh in Frankfurt and green on the inside : UNJADED
21-down – 12 noon and it’s heading to 90° : EASTERN
22-down – With some aplomb, I bless King James and co : BIBLES
25-down – Chestnut or biscuit? : WATER

This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.

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