The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27460 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27460 clues and answers were published on Mon 19 Mar 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27460 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossDrivers get through distance that’s unnatural : MIRACLE
5-acrossNo peace till one’s buried : HATCHET
9-acrossMelon, rotten fruit : LEMON
10-acrossBoard wanted to get you on board : GANGPLANK
11-acrossHer husband-to-be was a slippery customer : CINDERELLA
12-acrossTrunk not to be opened roughly : ORSO
14-acrossResolute mob rioting is vexatious : TROUBLESOME
18-acrossSeeking computer technology is inviting trouble : ASKINGFORIT
21-acrossPrecious way to start a letter : DEAR
22-acrossHousecoat a stone’s throw away? : PEBBLEDASH
25-acrossWeed, crushed, smells oddly : GROUNDSEL
26-acrossSchoolteacher’s random call? : HEADS
27-acrossShowing no emotion over divine corpse : DEADPAN
28-acrossCommend phone function to roam : APPROVE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Out of spite, start to malign girl : MALICE
2-down – Make one think again : REMIND
3-down – Competitor cannot broadcast about match : CONTESTANT
4-down – Excellent performance on course for high-flyer : EAGLE
5-down – Fragment of Messiah heard, part of a cycle : HANDLEBAR
6-down – Get a peep inside binder : TAPE
7-down – Top-level clearance : HEADROOM
8-down – Assume control of Special K and overeat : TAKEOVER
13-down – Be sacked — and guillotined? : GETTHECHOP
15-down – Less popular time to be on shore, presumably, with boy : OFFSEASON
16-down – Players got on, plastered : BANDAGED
17-down – Musical would be fine, if shortened : OKLAHOMA
19-down – Tries hard with a cereal : HASAGO
20-down – Restrained? Cheats appallingly : CHASTE
23-down – A block picked up is wood : BALSA
24-down – Very light haircut a bargain? : SNIP

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

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