The Guardian – Cryptic crossword No 27,745 – February 15 2019
Published in The Guardian Cryptic Crossword. Tags: MUSIC, PARDONABLE, TSARDOM, UK.
| Clues | Answers |
| A grateful man rescued by twerp? | ASHES |
| Area where a team drops back | ACRE |
| Card game somewhat spirited? | RUMMY |
| Change address, did you say? | SHIFT |
| Channel screening home of everyday country folk, possibly Washington-backed, a concern managing data? | CAMBRIDGE |
| Communist city of old stifling sound of disapproval | TROTSKY |
| Defined by ‘flipping raucous sort’, a black bird | ALBATROSS |
| Dye retains fluid | STAINER |
| Extra covering good on bird | WIDGEON |
| Fibre in unopened drawer | RAYON |
| Gathering chap raised in US state, address found online | DOMAINNAME |
| Indeed a cold person | CHARACTER |
| Is an intruder out? Lock chains! | TRESPASSES |
| Maths centre relocated from the UK, IT gone | LEFTBRAIN |
| Mount Rushmore’s peak gone down the tube? | HORSE |
| Not too serious … then birdie perhaps unlikely to swallow last of poison? | PARDONABLE |
| Noted art critic ignorant, some unique Mondrians originally rejected | MUSIC |
| One caught in blast, air exploding? | TAPDANCER |
| One perhaps dressed up a part for song | BARCAROLE |
| Pull up briefly before a portico | STOA |
| Pulse brisk ultimately in one obsessed with material gain? | MONKEYNUT |
| Realm of old leader in generalissimo drastically knocked over | TSARDOM |
| Reportedly path allowed, part going underground | ROOTLET |
| Second bottles always for sauce | MAYO |
| See 25 | ANALYTICA |
| State that was under my command? | IRAN |
| Stone precious metal eroded | AGATE |
| Stop before opening | PREVENT |
| Up before cockcrow, toiling starts | ERECT |
| Using bathroom product, soap on him foaming and popping at last | shampooing |
| Why North-South divide not entirely inspiring Holyhead | WHATFOR |
| With roof of gold, a blue chapel | ORATORY |