The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27066 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27066 clues and answers were published on Tue 13 Dec 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27066 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossArchdeacon returning to a tribe as US resident : NEVADAN
5-acrossCook has little time left to join in ceremonial feast : POTLACH
9-acrossMen switching sides in a city of trials : SALEM
10-acrossLose time offering support : GETBEHIND
11-acrossWay of speaking not unusual in one country : INTONATION
12-acrossEagle shortly crossing island, a poetic land : ERIN
14-acrossTubes bringing a form of medication to stop decay : CAPILLARIES
18-acrossSubatomic particle in nature not transformed : ANTINEUTRON
21-acrossIrish poet contributing to event at Easter : TATE
22-acrossOutside shelter there’s rain so terribly loud and powerful : STENTORIAN
25-acrossGood foreign deity with strange instrument : BONGODRUM
26-acrossWeapon in sack : RIFLE
27-acrossDemanding type, discarded player : EXACTOR
28-acrossHorse keeping dry, put back as before : STETTED

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Monster that is spotted south of headland : NESSIE
2-down – Men in street returning after farewell : VALETS
3-down – Party with small booze containers for the monks : DOMINICANS
4-down – Man said brief word of farewell at end of day : NIGHT
5-down – Cop having to get round? Simple with quality car : PATROLLER
6-down – Peg, little wife held to be quaint : TWEE
7-down – Excellent waste pipe trapping carbon pollutant : ACIDRAIN
8-down – Fellow in criminal activity as one looking for kicks : HEDONIST
13-down – Sail with a thousand on a cruise at sea : MAINCOURSE
15-down – One may give smashing Yule report with no end of turkey supplied? : POULTERER
16-down – Noticed upturned furniture item fit for the skip? : WASTABLE
17-down – Kid in ruin needing a bit of money in Bulgaria : STOTINKA
19-down – Is head of French in university an oddball? : MISFIT
20-down – Home nurse being mean : INTEND
23-down – This person in hospital sent up labels : NAMES
24-down – The measure of a Labour leader : FOOT

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

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