The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27367 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27367 clues and answers were published on Wed 29 Nov 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27367 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossPrincess attached to rock stars in group : ANDROMEDA
10-acrossSubtle charm of a city for the natives : AROMA
11-acrossDon’t hold up surgeon, say, over one’s work : DROOP
12-acrossWinter driving problem, a mixture of wind and frost : SNOWDRIFT
13-acrossPerson who handles notes son kept in notebook : CASHIER
14-acrossTrade outside preserve of church dignitary : DECANAL
17-acrossConfused, as the Queen’s Navee leader never was : ATSEA
19-acrossAlternative to piece of cake as epitome of ease : PIE
20-acrossLike some old Americans captured on film? : INCAN
21-acrossDreadful summer with minimal temperature — most odd : RUMMEST
22-acrossWorks out what’s 500 in twos : DEDUCES
24-acrossComposed arrangement for cello etc, then died : COLLECTED
26-acrossPrepare to fire two or three, for instance : PRIME
28-acrossSome features of a sitting room : SOFAS
29-acrossThey produce pictures, as in pilot broadcast : OILPAINTS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Player’s challenge? I sympathise : HARD
2-down – Awful swindle turned up evidence of debts : ODIOUS
3-down – Transform from 27 to 1 as unusually polemic act : COMPLICATE
4-downNo difficulty in this riddle, initially? Au contraire! : TEASER
5-down – Be amorous, giving ring with love in romantic light? : CANOODLE
6-down – Club, maybe, that footballer tries to avoid : CARD
7-down – Something tough, mostly appropriate, repeated about work : NOPICNIC
8-down – Vehicle trapped by one tramcar after another : CART
13-down – See 27 : CHAIR
15-down – Awfully silly chap hiding bad mark in trivial task : CHILDSPLAY
16-down – See 1 : LINES
18-down – Transform from 1 to 27 — second hint provided inside : SIMPLIFY
19-down – Request lowly worker to hold it up twice : PETITION
22-down – State payment split by daughters for basic job : DODDLE
23-down – Grave indications for dogs : CAIRNS
24-down – Discarded queen, perhaps, retaining spades : CAST
25-down – Point ace secured in superlative finish : EAST
27-down – Academic sinecure? It supports one comfortably : EASY

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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