The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27672 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27672 clues and answers were published on Wed 21 Nov 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27672 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossTrump up and about, leg reportedly lifted like a dog’s : CONCOCT
5-acrossStupid lapse leads to inept nudist entering A&E : ASININE
10-acrossArticulate couple foot bill for replacement locks : TOUPEE
11-acrossPretty, half-cut wives frolicking in trailers : PREVIEWS
12-acrossUsing every effort, take drink off total yob : ALL
13-acrossRottenness of most formidable clearing banks : CARIES
14-acrossOrdinary fruit picker runs yard extremely adeptly : EVERYDAY
15-acrossDomestic kitchen full of jam : STICK
16-acrossUnrealistic statement from seller is edited : IDEALISED
19-acrossIn good health and out of bed, working on stuff : UPTOSNUFF
21-acrossContractor in bottom of gorge beginning to excavate : GLUTE
24-acrossShe has loan of drill, welcoming din : BORROWER
26-acrossSilly smile is easier after losing weight : SIMPER
27-acrossSee 12 : OUT
28-acrossMuch obliged to a hunky jockey : THANKYOU
29-acrossState of Orbán leaving American wanting to scoff : HUNGRY
30-acrossRises up and starts to attack savage Conservative objectives : ASCENDS
31-acrossAttractive twins come to repudiate origins : WINSOME

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Smelly old dog regularly ran temperature : ODORANT
3-down – Composition of island cricket club, one short of a team : CAPRICCIO
4-down – Wrinkle visible at last after male shuns cosmetics : CREASE
6-down – Bony, itinerant elks departed northwards : SKELETAL
7-down – Loud individual bitten by Snoopy : NOISY
8-down – Old prison of Great Wen put up, then demolished : NEWGATE
9-down – Brilliant spies flounder after ill-treatment : SPLENDIFEROUS
17-down – Throws light on problems besetting posh store : ILLUMINES
18-down – International organisation says English group not affected : UNSWAYED
20-down – Boxers, for example, partially shampoo chests : POOCHES
22-down – Proposition Mother Courage ultimately abandoned : THEOREM
23-down – They cross water using this motorway : ISTHMI
25-down – Set out incense back to front : RANGE

This crossword has in total 31 where 18 are across and 13 are down.

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