The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27084 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27084 clues and answers were published on Tue 03 Jan 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27084 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


7-acrossMay bores drink with an old pedlar? : CHAPMAN
8-acrossVictor Hugo initially abandons flowering plant : CAMPION
9-acrossOld King Cole artist’s covered : LEAR
10-acrossArtisan might put out stocks sold wrongly : GOLDSMITH
12-acrossTender from bash : POUND
13-acrossSmall bird’s young daughter leaves baby : SUCKLING
15-acrossRoman leader’s attempt to get back in senate : POPE
16-acrossPoles following ebb of Polish streams : BURNS
17-acrossFit clothes round anything put across here? : POET
18-acrossPainter to resist making amendments : ROSSETTI
20-acrossMeans to lift fallen arches, a bit revolut­ionary : CRANE
21-acrossWas a disheartened Dave Cameron his work? : BOCCACCIO
22-acrossBritish art institution, say, a non-starter : TATE
24-acrossRebuffed sellers holding back buyer? : SPENDER
25-acrossKiss overwhelms a firm, vain fellow : PEACOCK

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Calling out, get lost in Oxford? : SHOE
2-down – Erupt violently, punching 100 square metres to make hole : APERTURE
3-down – Boasted striking top is worn : RAGGED
4-down – Doesn’t go barefoot as comfort for supplicants : HASSOCKS
5-down – Leading 17 across requiring much effort : UPHILL
6-down – My turn — pipe down! : GOSH
11-down – Sad relics arranged in storage medium : LASERDISC
12-down – P&O crossing popular still : PHOTO
14-down – Pretty inclusive of English family member : NIECE
16-down – Shopped and risked money, ready to fail : BETRAYED
17-down – Most recent cutting snaps materials : PLASTICS
19-down – Mathematician’s line is able to divide group : SECANT
20-down – Jug with extra ice in : COOLER
21-down – Rolls heading for Barmouth, a resort on the up : BAPS
23-down – Dry sandwiches a cold delicacy : TACT

This crossword has in total 30 where 15 are across and 15 are down.

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