The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27369 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27369 clues and answers were published on Fri 01 Dec 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27369 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossJoe wanders around lavish old city : JERICHO
5-acrossSwimmer to open Guinness bottles : PENGUIN
9-acrossCriminal act caught out after strong drink : FAGIN
10-acrossPrior calculations of stars orbiting around Earth by the 100 : FORECASTS
11-acrossMuslim leaders reject onion — sure that’s the answer? : AYATOLLAHS
12-acrossTeam follows reserves by car : TAXI
14-acrossIndian flower scared to travel a great deal with us : SACREDLOTUS
18-acrossOriginal one gave a mint to chew around lunchtime : IMAGINATIVE
21-acrossDisco suit : CLUB
22-acrossLike a cup, Mr, of icy lacquer? Some sent back : CALYCIFORM
25-acrossMaybe too much salt is dangerous : UNHEALTHY
26-acrossCancel book — it’s missing second page : ANNUL
27-acrossVehicle reverses by king, queen and huntsman : TRACKER
28-acrossShort newspaper item on blown-up air-beds : SIDEBAR

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Great deliveries of oranges : JAFFAS
2-down – Keen to pirouette over good music : REGGAE
3-down – Ban porn and chess!, I raged : CENSORSHIP
4-down – US labour leader once blowing his top over large amount of waste : OFFAL
5-down – Father is cheater, surprisingly, but not at board game : PARCHEESI
6-down – No 1 church in France? : NICE
7-down – Social climbers at college have quiche during the weekend : UPSTARTS
8-down – Most awful new wine is French : NASTIEST
13-down – Trouble brewing not to get one group honour : BLUERIBAND
15-down – Quality tea time during a competition run : CHARACTER
16-down – Noble’s wayward cousin hugged by retired transvestite : VISCOUNT
17-down – 1980 pop song, sung to grandmother : BABUSHKA
19-down – To socialise, tramp hugs knight and bishop : HOBNOB
20-down – One walking, one talking without end : AMBLER
23-down – Get up — finally Christmas! Too busy to play with toys : YOYOS
24-down – Poet not at home to have fun : LARK

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

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