The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27906 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 27906 clues and answers were published on Thu 22 Aug 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 27906 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossWarmer on entering flat in south- central England? : BEDSPREAD
6-acrossOld Czech dissident, keep left : HAVEL
9-acrossSee 26 : SUGAR
10-acrossWhen twin has dropped in, visiting house, passing comment : LASTWORDS
11-acrossWhere test may be good after racket covered up by politician : HEADINGLEY
12-acrossStar reversing in luggage van : VEGA
14-acrossBeside fire, quivering with anticipation : ATINGLE
15-acrossSprinkles powder on tidied hair, both at the back and fringes : DREDGES
17-acrossPolitician serving suggestion with eggs, reportedly? : HAMMOND
19-acrossSelf-pitying politician, finally removed : MAUDLIN
20-acrossSinister character I back : IAGO
22-acrossBefore getting squeezed round back of cupboard, leaning to one side : PREJUDICED
25-acrossOther art, I suspect, is rougher : THROATIER
26-acrossPolitician 18 hit once : BROWN
27-acrossCounty politician ousts king : CLARE
28-acrossAwkward without 18? : GRACELESS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – So-called rubbish artist : BOSCH
2-down – Barking, mog admits arrogance : DOGMATISM
3-down – Where American car may be a great deal below average, man! : PARKINGLOT
4-down – In the end, provocative footwear used, oddly, for pastoral work : ECLOGUE
5-down – Is card between pair of diamonds swell? : DISTEND
6-down – Politician dismissing case of rabble : HOWE
7-down – See 24 : VERDE
8-down – Point penned by editor in politician’s comic : LESDAWSON
13-down – A blunder with fee almost embarrassed — to be paid back : REFUNDABLE
14-down – Not believing when a jerk admits crime : ATHEISTIC
16-down – Sweet thing, a Scot unfortunately beset by wind : GALACTOSE
18-down – Politician’s baby : DARLING
19-down – Island where politician arrived without me : MAJORCA
21-down – A pain going uphill, plod : GARDA
23-down – Europeans dressed up in lederhosen, a disaster : DANES
24-down – Top always top in dominant European country : CAPE

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

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