The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27201 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27201 clues and answers were published on Fri 19 May 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27201 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossStadium’s 12 tiers back housing appeal to Lord Coe : ROSEBOWL
5-acrossCage St! : SHUTUP
9-acrossInterpreted reductions suspiciously : CONSTRUED
11-acrossSomething for the bed made from these? : SHEET
12-acrossGong sounded by wretched Moyles so intrusive : MEDDLESOMELY
15-acrossA twist of celery as inherent goodness! : ISAY
16-acrossShorthand recorder sent poetry for review : STENOTYPER
18-acrossPinkerton’s work setting for choppers, scrapers in hand : GUMSHOEING
19-acrossItalian wine’s up 80% : ASTI
21-acrossBare pass : CHEESETASTER
24-acrossTotally silent, it appears, over archi­tectural feature : OVOLO
25-acrossAdolescent problems? Daughter accepted reverses couldn’t be helped : NEEDSMUST
26-acrossTropical divers mistakenly missing broken link : STEAMY
27-acrossProtest’s afoot: start singing! : STRIKEUP

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Woman’s dress sets off fine diamond : ROCK
2-down – Like a cold seat on the gravy train? : SINE
3-down – He’s not troubled with tumult in a little margarine spread : BUTTER
4-down – See 3 : WOULDNTMELTIN
6-down – See 3 : HISMOUTH
7-down – Work of weather people, half looking up in anticipation of trouble : THETEMPEST
8-down – Tube to Barking? Show children the way to go : POTTYTRAIN
10-down – Come to an unexpected end, as addition to private bill going through Parliament? : DIEONONESFEET
13-down – End of the line letter on valentine’s card to Mrs Simpson? : KINGSCROSS
14-down – 0 or 1, then 10 — or, on the face of it, 3,4,6, then 7? : CALMBEFORE
17-down – See 14 : THESTORM
20-down – Either side of Channel I voiced disapproval aboard water vehicle : JETSKI
22-down – See 2 : CURE
23-down – Block series of TGVs to Paris : STOP

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

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