The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27229 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27229 clues and answers were published on Wed 21 Jun 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27229 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSpare place that’s used by cook at sea? : BOWLINGALLEY
9-acrossRecord why Sally’s left : DIARY
10-acrossIs on horse jockey targets at meeting? : BESTRIDES
11-acrossTrying one end of cigar — smoke’s blown : IRKSOME
12-acrossPerfect flipping time to spread feature on mosque : MINARET
13-acrossSocial media users write tat — it’s awful : TWITTERATI
15-acrossLike holding flash book : AMOS
18-acrossFigures sold at auction houses : DATA
19-acrossBritish nurses agree about study in local area : BEERGARDEN
22-acrossTravelling to old city is start of mission : TOURISM
24-acrossCutter’s crew was almost retired : HANDSAW
25-acrossSimple iron, say … ball’s out of bounds : ELEMENTAL
26-acrossDescription of Els’s scores : LINES
27-acrossCheese somewhat overlapping edge of base for celebrity chef : RIVERCOTTAGE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Billionaire’s first to not offer tip in bar : BLACKLIST
2-down – Seaside town us kids mark for investment : WEYMOUTH
3-down – Fill one’s sad line out : IMBUE
4-down – Supply Middle East storage — one of these? : GASOMETER
5-down – One used to scream at rat, initially, with cat circling : LARYNX
6-down – It sounds like your setter got a duck : EIDER
7-down – I can’t stop cat — did monkeys? : ADDICT
8-down – Currently, warship tails every other one : ASITIS
14-down – Bits of house reportedly suffering from inflexibility : RHEUMATIC
16-down – Manufactured feeling was clearly explained : MADESENSE
17-down – One’s blooming great desire in the morning, after getting up : MAGNOLIA
18-down – Stew in France, said to touch that woman : DITHER
20-down – Most recent points : NEWEST
21-down – Believe paper reported those rowing in this : BIREME
23-down – Growth areas of computer industry : UTERI
24-down – Being in slavery topped everything : HELOT

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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