The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27911 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27911 clues and answers were published on Wed 28 Aug 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27911 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSenior ministers start to carp somewhat about Tyneside : CABINET
5-acrossAmerican city wife meets business­man for some action : LAWSUIT
10-acrossHull husband abandons hunt : CASE
11-acrossDynamic, inspiring Conservative states case : ACCUSATIVE
12-acrossA drink involving big cups makes sense : ADDSUP
13-acrossNorthern bloke invested in diamonds, for example : INSTANCE
14-acrossAfter setback, English teacher made error at Rugby : KNOCKEDON
16-acrossScreen caller, picking out just what’s needed : VISOR
17-acrossPurpose at home? Cutting grass : POINT
19-acrossSmart one from Peebles tracks fraud : CHICANERY
23-acrossE-number? Notice it in unpleasant joint : ADDITIVE
24-acrossIdea’s impracticable without one : NOTION
26-acrossTranslate an edition about whiskey everywhere : NATIONWIDE
27-acrossGang of backsliding yobs arrest­ed, having broken this? : ASBO
28-acrossDickens clink, ordinary version of it holding 500 : OLDNICK
29-acrossCheck power in Beetle perhaps : INSPECT

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – A bishop with touching lack of restraint : ABANDON
3-down – Upset friends met indoors, some of them couples : ITEMS
4-down – 13’s old enough : EXAMPLE
6-down – Judge Jenny? : ASSESS
7-down – No one is controlling tense revolutionary state : SITUATION
8-down – Where there’s nothing to cook coq au vin? No question : INVACUO
9-down – He and I twice wrestled with NHS Prozac complaint : SCHIZOPHRENIA
15-down – Proviso concerning speech about to take precedence : CONDITION
18-down – Weird old dance captivates daughters : ODDBALL
20-down – New place to start hole in jail’s cafeteria : CANTEEN
21-down – Greek character, doctor in charge of lozenge : RHOMBIC
22-down – Every so often pair can pinch a piece of cake : PICNIC
25-down – March split up crossing mountain top : TRAMP

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

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