The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27841 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27841 clues and answers were published on Fri 07 Jun 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27841 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


8-acrossVexed about European tree such as beech, from what we hear : SEASHORE
9-acrossChanged course, you said, in sound — also depth : HAULED
10-acrossFish from either side of dinghy : DORY
11-acrossOne I can upset about game on board, good for long voyages : OCEANGOING
12-acrossLittle time left before close of play to produce score : TWENTY
14-acrossTwist and Shout — a great number! : THOUSAND
15-acrossLike savage animal, it goes back into thicket : BRUTISH
17-acrossArticle in French about fit groups of sportsmen : LEAGUES
20-acrossSailor embracing French author or English composer : TAVERNER
22-acrossUnderstand female, mostly in some depth : FATHOM
23-acrossA number is oddly right for next solution, say : SUBMARINER
24-acrossPrevious solution in fiction, one found in movie : NEMO
25-acrossTravels fast with American that’s thrown off ship : JETSAM
26-acrossSea creature — as usual, it changed after new start : NAUTILUS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Naval craft 24 across destroyed, very much without point : MENOFWAR
2-down – Pick out examples, possibly, being extremely selective : ESPY
3-down – Literary diarist translated 24 across : NOBODY
4-down – Keep things shipshape on end of berth below : BENEATH
5-down – Perform well, holding head up, in part of leg : SHINBONE
6-down – Submerged, perhaps? Marvellous! : OUTOFSIGHT
7-down – Write name before getting aboard, standard for ship : PENNON
13-down – Clear kind of flask stowed inside, as far down as possible : NETHERMOST
16-down – Heartlessly, say, represented modern indications of disorder : SYNDROME
18-down – Like big creature and not small one, with tail raised : ENORMOUS
19-down – Pressing forward, I circle around : IRONING
21-down – 26, for example, in its place, turned up insults : ABUSES
22-down – Fill with passion and have lofty aim? : FIREUP
24-down – Nothing covering area that gives quick protection : NAIL

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

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