The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27107 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27107 clues and answers were published on Mon 30 Jan 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27107 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossShip, possibly a drifter : TRAMP
10-acrossPretend to be ill, we hear, to get a drink : CHAMPAGNE
11-acrossGraduate entertains a slimmer’s objective — eating off this? : BONECHINA
12-acrossWaterway is able to dock everything : CANAL
13-acrossFiasco for young socialite with torn lace : DEBACLE
15-acrossVisibly unaffected by sorrow : DRYEYED
17-acrossGather information alternately with the French : GLEAN
18-acrossPot plant? : TEA
20-acrossGather a large crowd, we hear : HOARD
22-acrossA support thus returned is appropriate : APROPOS
25-acrossMeans of gauging a boring job : CALIBRE
26-acrossUnderemployed gallery worker : MINER
27-acrossLand of Hope? : RURITANIA
30-acrossA spirit to woo meant victory for Henry : AGINCOURT
31-acrossDog track? : TRAIL

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – What’s left when objections are raised? : STUB
2-down – Extremely clever, but hateful : DAMNABLE
3-down – Heroic tale from The Pickwick Papers : EPIC
4-down – I’d interrupted to stress something unexpected : ACCIDENT
5-down – A leader of Zulus in tough venture : HAZARD
6-down – Happy carol that’s become legendary : APOCRYPHAL
7-down – A representative business : AGENCY
8-down – Give players a hand : DEAL
13-down – Pointer, maybe, to master’s belief : DOGMA
14-down – Plot links prisoners to criminal activity : CONSPIRACY
16-down – A ruse to avoid : DODGE
19-down – Right to get junior minister to foot the bill : ACCURATE
21-down – European set to bail Anna out : ALBANIAN
23-down – Rank one can change in a way : RANCID
24-down – Shoot something to eat : SPROUT
26-down – Aim low : MEAN
28-down – Where hangings still take place in London : TATE
29-down – Is indisposed to alter sail : AILS

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

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