The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27886 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27886 clues and answers were published on Tue 30 Jul 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27886 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossHealthy society shapes futurist : WELLS
10-acrossReading two articles about crime problem over coffee : AMERICANO
11-acrossRadiation in school’s not right, doctors say : GAMMARAYS
12-acrossBear or blackbird? : BROOK
13-acrossSecret soldier : PRIVATE
15-acrossDear, dear! Tablet dropped by Heather : DARLING
17-acrossAngry over spill : UPSET
18-acrossLook both ways : EYE
20-acrossPrelude to main trombone part : INTRO
22-acrossWater plant or shrub vigorously about mid-July : BULRUSH
25-acrossWeight of silver in 1,000kg : TONNAGE
26-acrossCooked food really is excellent, deserves tips : FRIED
27-acrossMight they reserve fellow’s prize? : MANBOOKER
30-acrossTory disrobed in and around church ceremony : ORDINANCE
31-acrossNewspaper roaming all over the place? I’m lost : ORGAN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – The Yorkshire hairpiece? Get it! : TWIG
2-down – Simply awful catching cold after 29 competition : OLYMPICS
3-down – China is ascending here? : ASIA
4-down – Secretary in ripped jeans grasps English language : JAPANESE
5-down – Stopped being quiet to break record : CEASED
6-down – Liberating, free and paradoxically humorous : GILBERTIAN
7-down – Special artificial intelligence takes in hill for enlightenment : SATORI
8-down – Prepare carbon monoxide at absolute zero : COOK
13-down – Fruit bat home? Not in, definitely out : PLUMB
14-down – A trap to steal pound loses penny? That’s surprising : ASTOUNDING
16-down – Dwarf, for example, acquires second name after retiring : GNOME
19-down – Old girlfriend inclined to be stretched : EXTENDED
21-down – Follow progress of time by lines : TRACKAGE
23-down – Scottish nobles retreat down south : LAIRDS
24-down – Kind of piece, decorated with colour : HUMANE
26-down – Limit of returned books : FOOT
28-down – By wearing glasses, start to notice county briefly : OXON
29-down – Call round : RING

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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