The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27192 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27192 clues and answers were published on Tue 09 May 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27192 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossDetective’s behind convenience store : JOHNLEWIS
10-acrossReason reporter’s dressed to anger animal activists : INFER
11-acrossZidane’s refusal to get club’s kind of shirt? : NONIRON
12-acrossExtremely abrasive music could be metal : CAESIUM
13-acrossHearts broken from wails in parliament? : OWLS
14-acrossI’m amazed by old people’s investment : CORONATION
15-acrossEast Londoner’s trial, after hiding queen’s jewellery : EARRING
17-acrossSlight injury is no handicap : SCRATCH
19-acrossThatcherite maybe stirring up a rebellion : NEOLIBERAL
22-acrossSpies in Jerusalem uncovered bones : OSSA
23-acrossShock: divas to undress, partly : ASTOUND
24-acrossMachine’s secure, stopping end revolving : TWINTUB
26-acrossCover musical composition with verse included : DUVET
27-acrossSpeculate British artist is a fashioner of busts : WONDERBRA

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Rock and roll’s first grand hit, with Joe Strummer : DJANGOREINHARDT
2-down – Retailer’s name in credit : CHANDLER
3-down – Make unclear, novel advert cut short : BLUR
4-down – New boy dips into illicit money, a career-ending moment : SWANSONG
5-down – Horridly vacuous cops running around in film : PSYCHO
6-down – Spooner’s to rent clothing for terrier? : WIREHAIR
7-down – Arm broken by fellow when climbing Italian building : UFFIZI
8-down – Labour’s beast trashed May: An abhorrent leader of idiots : ERYMANTHIANBOAR
16-down – I’m giving up, overwhelmed by current state of US injustice : INIQUITY
17-down – Function assumed by Poles or Greeks : SPARTANS
18-down – Experimental equipment fixed up underground — about time! : TESTTUBE
20-down – Green welcoming tax rises in fixed interval : OCTAVE
21-down – Four card players wrapping party gifts : ENDOWS
25-down – How month starts to turn cold : ICED

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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