The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27487 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27487 clues and answers were published on Thu 19 Apr 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27487 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossAll of us sniff a new career : HUMANRACE
10-acrossI love tackling journal’s final stage of development : IMAGO
11-acrossAgent of retribution, English, lying in state : AVENGER
12-acrossFormer duck trap that is snaring mallard’s head : ONETIME
13-acrossEducated girl eating a yogurt dish : RAITA
14-acrossAmerican ready to separate opposing sides in port : ARCHANGEL
16-acrossSmiley’s group jams here in central London? : CAMBRIDGECIRCUS
19-acrossCarpeted stable dam wrecked : LAMBASTED
21-acrossTin and aluminium locks here : CANAL
22-acrossNote silence among ladies in bygone times : LONGAGO
23-acrossJournos, gathering in loose ends, raise them in anger : HACKLES
24-acrossCentre Point’s fine old state : FOCAL
25-acrossSong by East End barman is going places fast : AIRTRAVEL

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Articles about wearing suit in camp : THEATRICAL
2-down – Rule for each individual framed by one parent : IMPERIUM
3-down – Puzzle’s meaning can be decoded without a name : ENIGMA
4-down – Landowner doesn’t finish hideout : LAIR
5-down – Decide moves after Woman’s Own’s first brave feat : HEROICDEED
6-down – Latin repetition not working for bookworms : LITERATI
7-down – Saw one in Glasgow filling sink : SAYING
8-down – Innocent, maybe: a thousand and eleven fled Pompeii : POPE
14-down – Extra maths problem starts to annoy lazybones : ADDITIONAL
15-down – Not how Ko-Ko operates, lacking spirit : LISTLESSLY
17-down – Clear fingerprint impressed into actual tablet : READABLE
18-down – College on lookout to host large assembly : CONCLAVE
20-down – State capital needs a good deal to secure province : MUNICH
21-down – Clubs and diamonds run out for consul : CICERO
22-down – Port given permission to entertain foreign leader : LEFT
23-down – Ambassador and bishop’s address in 20 : HERR

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

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