The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27188 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27188 clues and answers were published on Thu 04 May 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27188 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossUnderhand scheme finished Dalmatians : HUNDRED
5-acrossCleaner’s quiet constitutional? : SHAMPOO
10-acrossPonder almost getting slim : THIN
11-acrossDon overwhelmed by weapons and oaths : SWEARWORDS
12-acrossSee 1 and 13 : ANDONE
13-acrossNights of joiners in house not for refurbishment : THOUSAND
14-acrossRepresent each boy provided with untimely end : PERSONIFY
16-acrossWalk down this to Get A Man? : AISLE
17-acrossLucky German agreement may finally cover Muslim extremists : JAMMY
19-acrossSporadic incursion of tiger, possibly into desert settlement : SCATTERED
23-acrossBetter economic growth finally welcomed by intended trader : MERCHANT
24-acrossNever let backs go round the team : ELEVEN
26-across15-cc turbo-assisted bike initially gets rickety on slope : TABLESPOON
27-acrossTry to manage fruitful copper extraction : FEND
28-across18 is French and most cruel : MEANEST
29-acrossSlumber wrap : SWADDLE

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Dement having broken machine gun with no weather protection : UNHINGE
3-down – Dog in wild : DINGO
4-down – Sweetheart seen with backward Oriental : EASTERN
6-down – Fear of God doesn’t begin with rhyme or reason originally : HORROR
7-down – Drunk homes in on this : MOONSHINE
8-down – Part of crossword in a language book : ORDINAL
9-down – You finally quit cosmetic enhancement? That’s a great blessing! : BEATIFICATION
15-down – Mark climbing positions beset by bad omens : SEMICOLON
18-down – A border round a fair : AVERAGE
20-down – Essentially, it’s why sea, sky and current give that in which we have information : THEKNOW
21-down – At four, cancelled alternative arrangement and that’s permanent : ETERNAL
22-down – What solver does breech in an afterthought : PARSES
25-down – Used 11 and blinded? : EFFED

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

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