The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27216 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27216 clues and answers were published on Tue 06 Jun 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27216 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossRule again broken, resulting in complaint : NEURALGIA
10-acrossOld prince’s moveable feast, so-called : PARIS
11-acrossHardened about son being protected against loss : INSURED
12-acrossEncountered artist and Cuban American writer also, we hear : RANINTO
13-acrossAuthor that can hold a lot of beer : STEIN
14-acrossAbout to drop off original Monets, number left inside : SOMNOLENT
16-acrossReady for early retirement : GOLDENHANDSHAKE
19-acrossA resolution’s not apparent — hence sigh? : THEREISNO
21-acrossGirl having nibble from cake in a story : ALICE
22-acrossCallas ruined a great operatic scene : LASCALA
23-acrossEarnestly ask what’s inside nest in tree : BESEECH
24-acrossConclusion of 13’s taut­ology came up : AROSE
25-acrossOfficer and cop involved with 13, right? : INSPECTOR

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – See 19 : ENDINSIGHT
2-down – It briefly holds story in crazy ordeal : NUTSHELL
3-down – Financial supporter recycled no art under pressure : PATRON
4-down – Old French painter coming up short : AGED
5-down – Eg, marriage and love in western capital : SACRAMENTO
6-down – Provides backing for tracks about partners holding hands : SPONSORS
7-down – Pseudonymous author and his state : FRANCE
8-down – How one plays after first-half switch in this European city : OSLO
14-down – Thus covering match is absurdly divisive : SCHISMATIC
15-down – At that point, repeated consoling words : THERETHERE
17-down – Exhilarated and happy about Eliot’s first verse : ELEVATED
18-down – Drink consumed around 13, tipsily? : ANISETTE
20-down – End of line for some, including setter and solver in old school : EUSTON
21-down – Female novelist in same state as 20, we hear : AUSTEN
22-down – Top player thrashed when 19 15 : LEAD
23-down – Objection about what’s repeated in Picasso’s sculptural work : BUST

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

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