The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27624 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27624 clues and answers were published on Wed 26 Sep 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27624 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossGet ready, while attracting lots of viewers : PRIMETIME
10-acrossPilgrimage of posh bloke ends in Andhra Pradesh : UMRAH
11-acrossPretend one’s cool, entering declining years : IMAGINE
12-acrossHelping discontented barista around coffee counter : ABETTAL
13-acrossTime to abandon cabs for Central line : AXIS
14-acrossQuite attractive guards finally stop all disruptive conduct : COMPLETELY
15-acrossShort, slight Arab surrounded by water : INSULAR
17-acrossPut up with some alterations to machines : STOMACH
19-acrossRaving angrily? It’s cause of hoarseness : LARYNGITIS
22-acrossWomen going into loft backwards to make deliveries : BOWL
23-acrossAirily attacked Trump’s revolutionary deeds on regular basis : STRAFED
24-acrossCommunist cobblers in extremely tremulous state : TROTSKY
26-acrossOld fellows always lacking manners? Rubbish! : OFFAL
27-acrossDevelopment of gallstone gutted Victoria, for one : GESTATION

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Over 100 Lilliputians sadly accepting love is mirage? : OPTICALILLUSION
2-down – Stellar couples sign book in advance : BINARIES
3-down – Hairy humanoid oddly ignoring my meat pie : YETI
4-down – Exit half-cut Finn with scarlet jumper upside down : FIREDOOR
5-down – Mum returns quietly after month in Split : DECAMP
6-down – Leader of Greece pricking Europe’s uneasy conscience : SUPEREGO
7-down – Summons male to move sinuously : WRITHE
8-down – Awfully shy friend stopping Bob vacillating : SHILLYSHALLYING
16-down – Refuse to be buried : LANDFILL
17-down – Nervous sibling consumes pot, mostly, and heroin : SKITTISH
18-down – A magistrate disrobed after firstly cursing, out of hearing : ACOUSTIC
20-down – Thin umpire in bit of sunshine : RAREFY
21-down – Violet’s neighbour doing somersaults round island : INDIGO
25-down – Using speech of Sadiq Khan, say, to oust PM : ORAL

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

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