The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27918 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27918 clues and answers were published on Thu 05 Sep 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27918 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossWhat greedy types have sadly doesn’t start to go away — so, in truth, it’s disgusting! : SNOUTSIN
6-acrossEndlessly rebel against exploitation — calm down! : DEFUSE
9-acrossSee 24 : ASHLEY
10-acrossBlast out rocks — not the full amount : SUBTOTAL
11-acrossDives with power to crap — occasionally gull slightly worried tour leader : PLUTOCRAT
13-acrossBe back at bottom : EBBED
15-acrossBusinessman with nothing? Judgment needs reversing : FATCAT
17-acrossLines in road, ones round new zone : STANZA
18-acrossBegan to write in reference book : OPENED
19-acrossOthers in work turned over very quickly : PRESTO
21-acrossFinancier : CRORE
22-acrossSelfish speech involving quarrel over old school subject : METALWORK
25-acrossSham! Sick country, one has to conclude : ILLUSIVE
26-acrossArtist reduced access : INGRES
28-acrossFruit harvest originally stops school in Provence : LYCHEE
29-acrossPolitician with reduced brainpower tries to spin : MINISTER

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Cash needed to keep up a British institution, initially : NHS
3-down – Bright? Not when head’s gone : UNLIT
4-down – Battle of Britain? Let me think : SKYSCRAPER
5-down – A Sierra! Wrong about Clarkson’s last car : NISSAN
6-down – Leaving university, coming out with this? : DEBT
7-down – Shamefully common places giving poor support, essentially : FOODBANKS
8-down – Effort unrewarded — left in bar at party : SLAVELABOUR
12-down – Provided for Ellie splashing out — why one’s very easily led : LIFEOFRILEY
14-down – To save, I grant, was difficult with these : STARVATION
16-down – See 1 : THETROUGH
20-down – Get back from Uncle Ed’s in about eight minutes : REDEEM
23-down – See 14 : WAGES
24-down – Has meekly compromised over current British businessman : MIKE
27-down – She’s always short : EVE

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

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