The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27035 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27035 clues and answers were published on Mon 07 Nov 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27035 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossSeparate craft in which father’s conveyed : APART
10-acrossWilling female : TESTATRIX
11-acrossMother wisely included it — or else! : OTHERWISE
12-acrossOarsmen include a soldier in the overturned boat : EIGHT
13-acrossQuickest way home for some workers : BEELINE
15-acrossOne under instruction to make a stand about wet weather : TRAINEE
17-acrossHe told tales for soap set around English capital : AESOP
18-acrossHal stopped with him : TED
20-acrossVAT, say, for nails : TACKS
22-acrossWanted to be a schoolmaster, in fact : DESIRED
25-acrossA ruler’s confused in a dream world : SURREAL
26-acrossFrench painter changes, not me : MONET
27-acrossMade to look great! : MAGNIFIED
30-acrossEven a prig could be a passer-on of gossip : GRAPEVINE
31-acrossNothing to to do at this end : LOOSE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Upper Circle : HALO
2-down – Sacks those that take money : CASHIERS
3-down – Start to wake up in prison : STIR
4-down – Safety first with missile launched from submarine grating : STRIDENT
5-down – Nod when told to go? : ASSENT
6-down – Criminal macho characteristic : MALEFACTOR
7-down – Formidable woman appears to be tedious : DRAGON
8-down – Get out of this! : EXIT
13-down – Feature of barley used to make bread : BEARD
14-down – Foreign parts? : IMPURITIES
16-down – Peg-legged supporter of the school board : EASEL
19-down – Intended to put one’s name in a legal document : DESIGNED
21-down – The settlement is due to him : CREDITOR
23-down – It’s bound to go on foot : SANDAL
24-down – Obtuse humour of a stupid person : DIMWIT
26-down – Wise men have a month in Paris about the end of spring : MAGI
28-down – Unemployed paid less at the centre : IDLE
29-down – Might it turn the tide for those overweight? : DIET

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

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