The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27901 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27901 clues and answers were published on Fri 16 Aug 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27901 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossPride perhaps lacking in many soldiers : LIONS
10-acrossOn camera, I ground coffee : AMERICANO
11-acrossGroup that’s favoured by conservatives : STATUSQUO
12-acrossWives here married after career : HAREM
13-acrossJournalists oddly shunning nice gift : PRESSIE
15-acrossWhere the poor live and suffer, without a chance to dream : SLUMBER
17-acrossSubsequently cut both ends off beams : AFTER
18-acrossYou and I loudly rejected what ‘they’ are in 25’s 4 22 : FEW
20-acrossHalf-cut idiot, hardly cavalry material : TWILL
22-acrossSee 4 : ANARCHY
25-acrossPlace of horror described by fine revolutionary poet : SHELLEY
26-acrossLeft Asian port carrying cargo : LADEN
27-acrossNonconformist morals curbing distant source of power : SOLARFARM
30-acrossFamily and offspring following good man : KINGSPAWN
31-acrossSlick Blair seen on TV : SHEEN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Sadly disheartened George Orwell, for one : ALAS
2-down – Bonding by sharing tiny things: love can flourish over time : COVALENT
3-down – Hairy chap partaking of the sauce : ESAU
4-down – Irregular forces abruptly quash many a 25’s response to Peterloo : MASQUEOF
5-down – Stirring at last: ‘Shake your chains to earth’ like champions! : HEROES
6-down – House of Lords is backing contents of your letter in outline : SILHOUETTE
7-down – Change of direction regarding Britain in EU capital : ZAGREB
8-down – Weaver caught in Peterloo massacre : LOOM
13-down – Endless fun with Izzard once on American square : PLAZA
14-down – Austerity of centrists distorted society : STRICTNESS
16-down – Run to join forces and gain strength : RALLY
19-down – Fens used to be drained, Hull also : WASHLAND
21-down – Undernourished bears attack, lacking food and destined to fail : ILLFATED
23-down – Passionate bard sent to unseat leaders : ARDENT
24-down – Minion of 29, cycling round outskirts of Eccles : YESMAN
26-down – Fancy corresponding? : LIKE
28-down – Get high in train shed on a regular basis : RISE
29-down – We ultimately embody what ‘ye’ are in 25’s 4 22 : MANY

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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