The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27821 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27821 clues and answers were published on Wed 15 May 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27821 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossBaseball player’s gear suitable for athletes : SHORTSTOP
6-acrossLike an athlete now running with sudden passion : INTHE
9-acrossSee 6 : HEATOFTHEMOMENT
10-acrossTempting food I introduced to club : BAIT
11-acrossRegret returning down under, sole region sharing its bread : EUROZONE
14-acrossIt’s barely legal abroad : JUSTABOUT
15-acrossSociety’s branch register : LODGE
16-acrossConservative party’s desire? : CRAVE
18-acrossIn fun, publish unbound novel with ingratiating words : PLAUSIBLY
20-acrossSpread out, following teacher precipitately : HEADLONG
21-acrossComplaint of US soldier largely ignored : FUSS
25-acrossUnusually mature Derby poet, 37 or so : BODYTEMPERATURE
26-acrossPassage from paper is read back : SINUS
27-acrossOver the moon in darkness? : DELIGHTED

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – During the Raj, Sir Henry stops prejudice rising : SAHIB
2-down – Love changes female organs : OVARIES
3-down – Squashed parrot’s foot on perch : TROD
4-down – French actor the worse for wear, we’re told : TATI
5-down – Lively pal and I keeping punter busy before match : PRENUPTIAL
6-down – Heretic in occasional outbursts striking a priest’s bottom : ICONOCLAST
7-down – Tiny ledge for climber to view, lacking breadth : TOEHOLD
8-down – Very next note dropped by me in bank : EXTREMELY
12-down – Dependent nations worried liberal outsiders in places : SATELLITES
13-down – Like the compulsive buyer heading off in a rage? : HOPPINGMAD
14-down – Spooner’s pressman commiss­ions famous cricketer : JACKHOBBS
17-down – Stop a squad playing : ABANDON
19-down – Fragrance in Paris that breaks spell : BOUQUET
22-down – Lay out pound in old coins : SPEND
23-down – Timber trade : DEAL
24-down – Suppress government’s initial report : BANG

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

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