The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27271 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27271 clues and answers were published on Wed 09 Aug 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27271 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossMilk, oddly in a way, is as much as one can bear : ARMLOAD
5-acrossArchdeacon querulously admitting defeat : CONQUER
9-acrossVery much welcomes large grant : ALLOT
10-acrossDoctor buys extra radiography equipment : XRAYTUBES
11-acrossExciting era in which submariner happened on way to measure current : ANEMOMETER
12-acrossArrange sources of love and laughter for everyone : ALL
14-acrossTin containing a beer full of energy and cheer : SANGUINENESS
18-acrossRhubarb wolfed down? I approve! : GOBBLEDEGOOK
21-acrossMan from island wearing sweater inside out : SIR
22-acrossRoughly laminate covers of prewar Chambers? : PARLIAMENT
25-acrossThey hope to pass morning in Spain surrounded by old lovers : EXAMINEES
26-acrossDorothy Parker missing land she adores : DOTER
27-acrossMost rich drunks finally repent : LUSHEST
28-acrossWarm brief statement is broadcast : SUMMERY

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Mount first of attacks, retaliating against traitor : ARARAT
2-down – He told a tale of France’s grand river : MILLER
3-down – 1 in 100 associate after work by choice : OPTIONALLY
4-down – Confederacy of eleven, assumed to fail? : DIXIE
5-down – Cliff goes round tip of west Ireland disfiguring the landscape : CRATERING
6-down – Take home books about foundations of the West : NETT
7-down – Victorious, like an exemplary public schoolboy of old? : UNBEATEN
8-down – Others not as unsettled : RESTLESS
13-down – Model modern mum snatching a minute : MEMORANDUM
15-down – Gran opted to act as child’s sponsor : GODPARENT
16-down – Eulogising extremely good woman with lines of great delicacy : EGGSHELL
17-down – Employ brainiest Manx folk from Madrid? : IBERIANS
19-down – The crux of recent research : CENTRE
20-down – Famous sons delay leaving : STARRY
23-down – Young woman, over time, stays fresh : LASTS
24-down – Policy of alliance regularly dismissed : LINE

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

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