The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27384 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27384 clues and answers were published on Tue 19 Dec 2017 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27384 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFixed fee to cover account after potential turnaround : VOLTEFACE
6-acrossOld and heartless, OK! : AGED
10-acrossLived in Germany with the world of the Germans : DWELT
11-acrossSlack peignoir : NEGLIGENT
12-acrossDifficulty with Mao parable, but not as translated : PROBLEM
13-acrossProvokes auditory perceptions in certain places : INCITES
14-acrossFogey briefly holding these people under detention to begin with : STICKINTHEMUD
17-acrossPerhaps she meant to eat at dawn, or similar : NEARLYTHESAME
21-acrossShifty of you French to pinch Naomi’s bottom : DEVIOUS
22-acrossSlippery one in band is staggering : REELING
24-acrossMet inquiry into a serious tax evasion fraud Detective Sergeant leads astray : SATISFIED
25-acrossPound in banknotes and coins producing conflict : CLASH
26-acrossAdvantage of a copper kettle : PERK
27-acrossBeing uncooperative, is asleep outside : RESISTING

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – See later deposit slips after five : VIDEPOST
2-down – Blair kept box in which even letters deceive : LIETO
3-down – So there is a leak, perhaps from gorges : EATSLIKEAHORSE
4-down – Little old man of legend in an appellation : AGNOMEN
5-down – What about slingshot for breakfast? : ENGLISH
7-down – Brainwave said in response to what goes with a grey suit, darling? : GREATIDEA
8-down – Dislike taking part in aptitude testing : DETEST
9-down – The sexes in science recur, after setting boundaries : CIRCUMFERENCES
15-down – Popular star to right of pioneer : INNOVATOR
16-down – Insurance on Harley-Davidson — a vanishing breed : HEDGEHOG
18-down – Irish leader visiting troubled Ulster gets more passionate : LUSTIER
19-down – Diatribes with no final school qualification turn out the same : TIRADES
20-down – Makes sense for tots : ADDSUP
23-down – Middle Eastern fuel qualifier when refined : IRAQI

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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