The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27415 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27415 clues and answers were published on Thu 25 Jan 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27415 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossMasses of hot oil sprinkled twice over river : HOIPOLLOI
10-acrossLiterary Dick, one in a black suit : SPADE
11-acrossMusic paper accompanying magazine : RAGTIME
12-acrossGreek region once booted out rival every so often : BOEOTIA
13-acrossWide open space in hospital department : AGAPE
14-acrossLand in the saddle? That’s Turpin’s job : HOLDINGUP
16-acrossIt galls terribly to smell book that I can’t grasp : ITSALLGREEKTOME
19-acrossWith which to see stars become smaller : TELESCOPE
21-acrossAuthority keeps quiet : SAYSO
22-acrossExpert writer’s record collection : ARCHIVE
23-acrossGap in head painlessly fixed, I’ll set out : SYNAPSE
24-acrossWear black uniform during early hours : MOURN
25-acrossFather abandons French car carrying one dish : ENCHILADA

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Drug dealer and pacifist? Not if nursing wound : PHARMACIST
2-down – Plans day writing about one Asian city : DIAGRAMS
3-down – What’s applied during period in ER : IODINE
4-down – Plant on its own, name missing : ALOE
5-down – What infidels do beside evil rebels : DISBELIEVE
6-down – Ringmaster is keen to employ star : ASTERISK
7-down – Scruffy artillerymen joke about origin of tanks : RAGTAG
8-down – It’s on board primarily for everyone to appreciate : FETA
14-down – He got merry playing instrument in greenhouse, maybe : HYGROMETER
15-down – Amazing chap with Roman name visits friend : PHENOMENAL
17-down – Paisley goes in to bless worried Aegean islanders : LESBIANS
18-down – Godlike, round, soft-spoken Scotsman : OLYMPIAN
20-down – Where Lucy did the twist with me? : LYCEUM
21-down – Indy’s edited by Conservative business agent : SYNDIC
22-down – Expert goes over minutes for summit : ACME
23-down – Cryptic concerning Shed faction : SECT

This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.

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