The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27546 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27546 clues and answers were published on Wed 27 Jun 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27546 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossWoman not quite a hottie? That’s a bit sexist : LADDISH
5-acrossReally scoffed about performer finishing early : DEFACTO
9-acrossTown street crossed by setters having great horse-riding experience? : WESTONSUPERMARE
10-acrossBird concealed by tree vegetation : REEVE
11-acrossFollowing trail back on rocky coast leads to disasters : ACTSOFGOD
12-acrossWomen playing pelota, or another game : WATERPOLO
14-acrossScheme with Italian bigwig fencing diamonds : DODGE
15-acrossRepublican’s out of line about earth issue : TOPIC
16-acrossRook with bird flu awfully sorry : REGRETFUL
18-acrossPen gripping love novel to reveal nothing : STONEWALL
21-acrossMust old-fashioned Sierra stop moving? : SHALT
22-acrossHelp student’s received, perhaps : REFRESHERCOURSE
23-acrossStreamline business of French farm producer : DELAYER
24-acrossContent to leave dirty, horrid old soap : DYNASTY

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Uncultured spat after wife’s caught in fling : LOWBROW
2-down – Tense about wild fun in baths with little liquid : DESSERTSPOONFUL
3-down – Liberated eroticism in the same form : ISOMETRIC
4-down – I’m surprised about the main part of scripture : HOSEA
5-down – Two characters together swim with hot swimwear : DIPHTHONG
6-down – Pro with golf ball to accept losing : FORGO
7-down – Official blamed over drug-smuggling cases : CHARGEDAFFAIRES
8-down – Finished interminable fight late : OVERDUE
13-down – Prayer of 4, heartbroken : OURFATHER
14-down – Carpet to appear scruffier : DRESSDOWN
15-down – Stunned, with seat newly favouring Corbyn? : TASERED
17-down – Draw seal ultimately, like an aquatic creature? : LOTTERY
19-down – See limits for one verse : ELEGY
20-down – Sensationalist cover, in which solver is in text : LURID

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

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