The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27437 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27437 clues and answers were published on Tue 20 Feb 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27437 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossCryptically, how she runs home : HOUSEWIFE
10-acrossBare land here : STRIP
11-acrossFree to go through again, retaining key : RELIEVE
12-acrossGirl joining society left in first-class mess : DEBACLE
13-acrossTip: fill the gaps between 7 : POINT
14-acrossDrool goes everywhere — he takes it on the chin : GOODLOSER
16-acrossUsers get authors to change one of their sources : ROGETSTHESAURUS
19-acrossYen increased, provided one invested and got smarter? : YUPPIFIED
21-acrossHe dresses Mother and Child : MASON
22-acrossTurner cherished small silver dish : LASAGNA
23-acrossDid nurse prepare Mark for weariness? : BOREDOM
24-acrossFine chimney in Glasgow backs onto court : MULCT
25-acrossPass priest eating Northern Irish food : COLCANNON

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Insurance for Lib Dems? : THIRDPARTY
2-down – Mike secretly tackling the Italian racket in construction : BUILDING
3-down – Bond writer comes into a little money : CEMENT
4-down – Lost boring game? That’s old hat : TILE
5-down – Contest what bad pupils are told to do? : HEADTOHEAD
6-down – Is Lincoln entirely standing up queen? : ISABELLA
7-down – Reliable types initially keen to crack emerging economies : BRICKS
8-down – Part of church, perhaps eastern section : APSE
14-down – Sack actor, high with cocaine, opening at the Abbey? : GOTHICARCH
15-down – Bitterness to do with feeling one’s ignored : RESENTMENT
17-down – What pushy drivers do to gain entrance to estate : TAILGATE
18-down – Local chairman’s heading off : RESIDENT
20-down – It crushes steel forged under pressure : PESTLE
21-down – Hawk carries this weapon : MORTAR
22-down – Story about male constituent of 21 : LIME
23-down – Run off some cloth from old mill town on leaving : BOLT

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

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