The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,493 – Apr 25 2018

Clues	Answers
Ale-drinking achievement by English yeoman	BEEFEATER
Animal bloodline interrupted by new obstacle	HINDRANCE
Back copies marked and sorted out	SEPARATED
Bird nesting in icebergs going north	GREBE
Bloody chamber vacated by setter’s relative	CRIMSON
Brave US agent retired on the Fourth of July	DEFY
Caught church official about to snort a line	NAILED
Check soldiers with impressive muscles	REBUFF
Clean clothes taken back to the French ship	SPOTLESS
Conservative’s ‘question and answer’ tour’s ending in the Home Counties	SQUARE
Cook a sort of dish	ROAST
Drug dropped in normal place for someone not yet accepted	PARVENU
European eating almost half of elusive meal	FREELUNCH
Experienced soprano helped to carry Oberon’s wings	SEASONED
Instrument for changing oil into French wine	VIOLIN

Clues	Answers
Leave last of apples out of pudding	DESERT
Lecturer entering fine faculty	FLAIR
Mad hatter drinking limitless tea in operational part of hospital	THEATRE
Muck found on a prophet turning up in overalls	DUNGAREES
Old table top found amongst discounted items	STALE
Quite small child getting supporter	TOTALLY
Relative stops worrying about English name	STEPSON
Research covering fine new creative work about to change	TRANSFER
Solid 19 scored by youngster at end of race	CUBE
Space on island found during time of stress	EMPHASISE
Sticky stuff coating sickly sweet	PASTILLE
Tiny tree developed for a very long time	ETERNITY
Transport for Conservative replacing miners’ leader in union	CARRIAGE
Unconventional kind of college admitting shady group	FRINGE
Vessel containing coin exchanged for fabulous creature	UNICORN