The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27838 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27838 clues and answers were published on Tue 04 Jun 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27838 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossLots of stories? Maybe Burgess keeps record, releasing any number : ANTHOLOGY
10-acrossA mother’s one who wrote animal tales : ADAMS
11-acrossAmerican author being without power to engage me : EMERSON
12-acrossLittle child in stories making understatement : LITOTES
13-acrossHaggard writer who is on a journey? : RIDER
14-acrossTwo groups of stars putting out ace literary collections : LIBRARIES
16-acrossMother’s boy is lad turning into an Oxford man of books : SIRTHOMASBODLEY
19-acrossAuthors rested with girl, having crossed street : SATIRISTS
21-acrossBook from those academics : HOSEA
22-acrossAmerican author presents fat emperor coming to premature end : LARDNER
23-acrossBooks taking a time to get fantastic sales : ATLASES
24-acrossSF author in small city : WELLS
25-acrossFrench author turning green, zeal destroyed — nothing penned : EMILEZOLA

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Ambitious professionals air secrets freely : CAREERISTS
2-down – A carer said to be one who listens : ATTENDER
3-down – Cat, one in the doctor’s surgery? : MOUSER
4-down – Firm concerned with making money : COIN
5-down – Friend’s travelling north, needing public transport schedules : SYLLABUSES
6-down – Capital city worker, one in the past undermining society : SANTIAGO
7-down – Viewers’ angles taken on board by American thinkers : CANTHI
8-down – Goddess is number one female : ISIS
14-down – Males arise to be trained for Buddhist institutions : LAMASERIES
15-down – Shaky alarms repaired without a high-level security officer : SKYMARSHAL
17-down – Difficulty of driver initially getting into gear : HARDNESS
18-down – Keeps going, getting to peak as the final destination : LASTSTOP
20-down – Loveless Germanic god has everyone in bondage : THRALL
21-down – Endless inferno encountered in protective headgear : HELMET
22-down – Grass as a rule needing nitrogen : LAWN
23-down – Not much attire, going topless : ABIT

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

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