The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27629 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27629 clues and answers were published on Tue 02 Oct 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27629 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossCelebrated musician goes rocking through : SEGOVIA
5-acrossProtected by relative, one goes after rogue element : CADMIUM
9-acrossRum in spirits taken by cautious gambler? : SHORT
10-acrossCountry craft means of moving over sands : LANDYACHT
11-acrossPolitician’s joint associates : MEMBERSHIP
12-acrossSee 22 : TALE
14-acrossHouse move seen as good reasoning : COMMONSENSE
18-acrossRotor-like, clip-on arm aid failed? No answer : PALINDROMIC
21-acrossSee 9 : ODDS
22-acrossTake warning from this arresting officer’s yarn? : CAUTIONARY
25-acrossBad mood: downed mild : TEMPERATE
26-acrossDoes Dylan’s composition, Times Past : OLDEN
27-acrossFunction assumed by wild ape, one freed with strings : PAROLEE
28-acrossCreative type making place for a piggy bank : STYLIST

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Tropical plant, one says in cod Italian style? : SESAME
2-down – Dull, ultimately depressing as a cotton mill? : GLOOMY
3-down – Scrapped rivets and coin that can be turned into glass : VITRESCENT
4-down – Each and every one inflates — no need to worry : ALLIS
5-down – Confirm EU ground is wedge-shaped : CUNEIFORM
6-down – See 26 : DAYS
7-down – As a slave, perhaps, takes measure against a terrible sin : INCHAINS
8-down – Madonna’s intro said to be hard to hear : MUTTERED
13-down – Gosh! Poly’s worried about start of current year — mind study : PSYCHOLOGY
15-down – Preserve a certain cat : MARMALADE
16-down – Develop one element of Christmas lunch the Northern way? : SPROUTUP
17-down – Rival cheekily appropriates slow-witted leader’s first name : VLADIMIR
19-down – Pacifist element of Goring and Himmler : GANDHI
20-down – It’s not part of city gent’s choreographed minor ballet role : CYGNET
23-down – Pants and straightens up, you might say : TREWS
24-down – See 4 : WELL

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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