The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27428 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27428 clues and answers were published on Fri 09 Feb 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27428 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossExtremely hairy Philistine reaches party in high spirits : HYPEDUP
5-acrossIn 26 without, say, a type of hat : PORKPIE
9-acrossFrenchman with money for second drink : JULEP
10-acrossRake one chap used in occupation : LIBERTINE
11-acrossSome lemon has HNO3 containing carbon instead of nitrogen : CITRICACID
12-acrossParty without a break : SNAP
14-acrossPuzzling row about a cowshed : LABYRINTHINE
18-acrossMaking holy doctors snort cocaine : CONSECRATION
21-acrossBroadcast fictions which give substance to soaps? : LYES
22-acrossMy crime? Sat around, being crooked : ASYMMETRIC
25-acrossJourno backed definition that’s undignified : DEMEANING
26-acrossSubject of story told by Georgia : LIEGE
27-acrossProblem getting old Times supplement? : SETBACK
28-acrossGo wrong injecting soft enzyme : TRYPSIN

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Hello, sailor is appropriate, when moving : HIJACK
2-down – Devout former judge and governor : PILATE
3-down – Copies potential partners, keeping mostly upbeat? : DUPLICATES
4-down – President leading a merry dance? : POLKA
5-down – Biopic strewn with lust, not love : PUBLICIST
6-down – Thin artist reluctantly eating starters : RARE
7-down – Hook holding one black French dressing gown : PEIGNOIR
8-down – Spared once seduced, when short of time : EXEMPTED
13-down – City about right latitude for common sort of golf tournament : STROKEPLAY
15-down – Standard measures for ale? That’s right : YARDSTICK
16-down – Stops only child Penny filling in part of crossword : OCCLUDES
17-down – Stop for a time in Bury, meeting male having sex : INTERMIT
19-down – Topless match, with players from one side in shades : GREENS
20-down – Blind test? : SCREEN
23-down – In power, May’s tense : MIGHT
24-down – Old man, twice party leader : PAPA

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

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