The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27096 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27096 clues and answers were published on Tue 17 Jan 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27096 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossPort in American city banks interest : CURIOSITY
10-acrossUnionist pursues crazy idea for so long : ADIEU
11-acrossTheatre does plays, having taken rest : REPOSED
12-acrossSonata perhaps features in Mozart for Maestros : ARTFORM
13-acrossWinnie’s back, missing ring finger : SHOP
14-acrossRefuse tosser bedding left in the open : LITTERLOUT
16-acrossSpoil attendance in Kentish town : MARGATE
17-acrossSort of bun that’s different dunked in tea : CHELSEA
19-acrossDisreputable small clothes store, mostly awful : SCANDALOUS
22-acrossSomewhat refreshed, heading west he’s bound to land : SERF
24-acrossNice cop admitted to back trouble : AFFLICT
25-acrossDirector was killed in Italy : FELLINI
26-acrossTwist nonstop, squeezing oil from it? : OLIVE
27-acrossLeft a quotation, not one for milk delivery : LACTATION

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Book comic star with social charm : ACHRISTMASCAROL
2-down – Cross section lifted for flush access? : TRAPDOOR
3-down – Put up hotel on river : HOUSE
4-down – Flyers get stuck in this cockney prison : BIRDLIME
5-down – Bully fled in Toyota, ejecting regular occupants : TYRANT
6-down – Mainly oppose party works : FACTORIES
7-down – Joe’s old diary turned up in Playboy for cash : GIGOLO
8-down – Book my pal and yours : OURMUTUALFRIEND
15-down – Fooled by absorbing Resistance story : HARDTIMES
17-down – The other 17, perhaps, stand up to striker at St Andrews : CLUBFACE
18-down – Fixed up porcini provided in Corsica, originally : SPECIFIC
20-down – Fling leaves during a song, just after A Fine Romance : AFFAIR
21-down – Trivial £1 book writer dismissed : LITTLE
23-down – Grim judge impounds laptop : BLEAK

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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