The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27572 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27572 clues and answers were published on Fri 27 Jul 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27572 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossGet stricter reporting on match: Ahead by a big margin : TIGHTENUP
6-acrossGirl, to become wife, runs out : MARY
8-acrossEast Germany without any changes for the better : GAMESTER
9-acrossGirl overwhelmed by rattle — perhaps it makes a loud noise : TANNOY
10-acrossPerhaps girl dancing in cage is harlot? : GEISHA
11-acrossPeople like Nero in Rome, always heading back after gold : EMPERORS
12-acrossGirl and boy married with prayer book : MISSAL
15-acrossBoatman might try this to catch girl: Want to get excited? : TRAWLING
16-acrossBoy slips out, perhaps : POSSIBLY
19-acrossBoy that is getting backing for Votes for Women : LADIES
21-acrossAugust: one month before April, unusually around end of June : IMPERIAL
22-acrossAs a married woman, her organisation procures an end to injustice in damsel, perhaps : WIFELY
24-acrossGirl seen in series of articles : ANTHEA
25-acrossNative American ritual for boy, say, and reformed church : SUNDANCE
26-acrossForemost of girl’s relatives always nurturing : GRAN
27-acrossNew in! Percy worked with another boy to put into code : ENCRYPTED

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – The lassie is not even a flirt : TEASE
2-down – Ill-informed judgments have visitors losing time around the Home Counties : GUESSES
3-down – Heartless teenager in meal featuring tropical fish : TETRA
4-down – Boy and not boy : NORBERT
5-down – Party leader built up a fabrication to provide security : PUTUPBAIL
6-down – Boatman’s really odd, being neither animal nor vegetable : MINERAL
7-down – For cultivation, ordering a New World flower : RIOGRANDE
13-down – One who digs heavy metal in club, either boy or girl, say : IRONMINER
14-down – Translated article about principal of using barrels to deliver oil : LUBRICATE
17-down – Boy makes move in dance with girl : STEPHEN
18-down – The young get nutrients from this cola — Sky broadcast : YOLKSAC
20-down – Boy, handy without being challenging : DEFIANT
22-down – Girl, to become wife, keeps name at end of ceremony : WENDY
23-down – Fastened shoes with raised design : LACED

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

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