The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27777 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27777 clues and answers were published on Mon 25 Mar 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27777 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossEarl to mark device for use : EMPLOY
4-acrossSettlement is rejected in warehouse : DEPOSIT
9-acrossMake good porridge together : ATONETIME
10-acrossBacker provides a new stage, after reflection : ANGEL
11-acrossProblem of knotted ropes : POSER
12-acrossHoly man from a Caribbean island : DOMINICAN
13-acrossSee about wrong move with precision : EXACTLY
15-acrossChance controlled Benedictine monk : RANDOM
17-acrossAlien used criminal in studies : ETUDES
19-acrossSinatra upset technician : ARTISAN
22-acrossMarried man who later rued arrangement : ADULTERER
24-acrossReligious leader’s endless chatter : RABBI
26-acrossMeans of transport for Home Counties judoka : SEDAN
27-acrossBriefcase left with page : PORTFOLIO
28-acrossJoiner takes money up front quite slowly : ANDANTE
29-acrossLook round very fast : STARVE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Formerly stout model : EXAMPLE
2-down – Copper gets tons of conspiracies : PLOTS
3-down – Ended trade organisation that’s made too much of : OVERRATED
4-down – Visionary head of department gets rotary tool : DREAMER
5-down – Left in agony? That’s evident! : PLAIN
6-down – Weaken a club with debts? That’s wise? : SAGACIOUS
7-down – Claws back pounds, advanced in huge quantities : TALONS
8-down – Drunken groom consumed a lot of litres : TIDDLY
14-down – Shocked when a good man’s ’arrassed : ASTOUNDED
16-down – Capture supporting position? That’s the bottom line : NETPROFIT
18-down – Waste material that is in beastly disorder : SCRAPIE
19-down – Visual display of yellow in the atmosphere : AURORA
20-down – Disgusting row about old man : NOISOME
21-down – Aversion is new treatment in Alcoholics Anonymous : NAUSEA
23-down – Joint’s connective tissue died away : TENON
25-down – Farm equipment used to get booze into Britain : BALER

This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.

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