The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27161 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27161 clues and answers were published on Mon 03 Apr 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27161 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossBitter admission to female doctor : HEALER
4-acrossUnion leader upset again about a creeper : IGUANA
9-acrossA bribe for Cork? : BUNG
10-acrossJust now — or just Christmas? : PRESENTDAY
11-acrossOthers acquire their habits from him : TAILOR
12-acrossIs able to sign for cage birds : CANARIES
13-acrossSalesman, flier and maintenance worker : REPAIRMAN
15-acrossHide away from the French and American tax service : LAIR
16-acrossWell-used footwear? : PUMP
17-acrossFollowers stand here, confused : ADHERENTS
21-acrossDoctor is going to ask us about a dish we’ve eaten abroad : MOUSSAKA
22-acrossTempt French duke into a bishop’s domain : SEDUCE
24-acrossIt’s branches are of relative importance : FAMILYTREE
25-acrossRunner has zero energy : NILE
26-acrossRules for clergymen : CANONS
27-acrossCold-blooded calculators? : ADDERS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Enter US city in a huge new kind of business : HAULAGE
2-down – An ugly leg but a heavenly body! : ANGEL
3-down – In pre-Rome constitution he was the ruler : EMPEROR
5-down – Political party on course : GREENS
6-down – Showing unusual talent, are to take turns : ALTERNATE
7-down – He’s not paid when taking a friend over the old city : AMATEUR
8-down – Realise and convey how to act the part of a servant : FETCHANDCARRY
14-down – Entry to a commercial office : ADMISSION
16-down – Boring publicity men I take into account : PROSAIC
18-down – Upset at dense part of London : EASTEND
19-down – They are made to lift up or to bring down : TACKLES
20-down – Grand study about some in deep depression : CANYON
23-down – Five hundred bet on a poet : DANTE

This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.

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