The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27805 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27805 clues and answers were published on Fri 26 Apr 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27805 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


5-acrossScientific pioneer drinks behind empty trough : THALES
6-acrossInventive chap not one team rejected : EDISON
9-acrossSoldiers deal with American going for a whizz in the garden : MENDEL
10-acrossShelter occupied by masculine, daring explorer : HUMBOLDT
11-acrossSome power revolting leader’s half lost : WATT
12-acrossExperimental Greek building structure is broken by old Asian : ARCHIMEDES
13-acrossAccounts by modern-style English lawmaker : ISAACNEWTON
18-acrossNobel winner to spoil dog that is repeatedly around : MARIECURIE
21-acrossMeasure of speed in walk, not run : MACH
22-acrossMechanics expert, one kept inside limits : LAGRANGE
23-acrossPork pie of sizable dimensions for radical pioneer from Germany : LIEBIG
24-acrossStargazer’s excited peek left and right : KEPLER
25-acrossCases of horse vaccine seemingly for chemist : HEVESY

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Maybe king seeks romance, giving orders : MANDATES
2-down – Form are without the greatest teaching aids : REALIA
3-down – Slovenly maid to struggle with disapproval : ADIMVIEW
4-down – What’s left from burning mineral on land : ASHORE
5-down – A specific prohibition for Oedipus? : THEBAN
7-down – Pokes head in gallery with unclad figures about : NUDGES
8-down – Scams to get rich I can see working : CHICANERIES
14-down – A lot of odour in dead, decomposing rose : ASCENDED
15-down – Scientists’ device gets them more irritated : OHMMETER
16-down – Material to conceal outmoded hairstyle on top : DAMASK
17-down – An urban space nurtures university intelligence : ACUITY
19-down – Break into rising contented sound during hanky-panky : IRRUPT
20-down – Woman I am inclined to listen to : EILEEN

This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.

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