The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27300 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27300 clues and answers were published on Tue 12 Sep 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27300 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSleep around with desire and brio : PANACHE
5-acrossWay to stop issue of May’s leadership dogging Tory Party : CONDOM
9-acrossNumbers following inverse of a binary number : LAUDANUM
10-acrossNever touched alcohol after six, right? : VIRGIN
12-acrossHerbert’s post about marital relations : STEPBROTHERS
15-acrossHelp fool individual with attitude : ASSISTANCE
17-acrossNeither of half-cut dons nursed regrets at first : NOR
19-acrossViscous liquid from tea urn regularly discarded : TAR
20-acrossFake concession over Trump pledge is nonsense : CODSWALLOP
22-acrossDazzling South American pedigree : INCANDESCENT
26-acrossHarry Hotspur runs away in sequel : UPSHOT
27-acrossFly home over lake the colour of coal : JETBLACK
28-acrossPutting a stop to what dog and pig do? : ENDING
29-acrossCunning in emptying small cube : SLEIGHT

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Chums from make-up counter : PALS
2-down – Students possessing zero common sense : NOUS
3-down – Carpet is covered in 10 : CHASTISE
4-down – Fit of pique when teased : EQUIP
6-down – It makes dull dystopia temporarily entertaining : OPIATE
7-down – Accommodation for best friends of daughter with freakishly long knees : DOGKENNELS
8-down – Handwritten letter in old lady’s vault read out loud : MANUSCRIPT
11-down – [Barney initially astonished to be constricted by revolting boa?] : FRACAS
13-down – Abusing stimulant drug just before deadline : LASTMINUTE
14-down – Nearly all bigotry, regardless of masses, edited or cut : OSTRACISED
16-down – Stirred pan in tavern every so often : AWOKEN
18-down – Aspirant wife Annabel Lee cutting cloth : WANNABEE
21-down – Letters from Bruno sorted before noon and awaiting delivery : UNBORN
23-down – The Mating Game in black and white : CHESS
24-down – Pungent smell from flyover : TANG
25-down – Start to stow gear for take-off : SKIT

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

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