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The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 18th April 2017

There are 14 across clues and 16 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 18th April 2017. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 1: No college boy's beaten an average playerCOLONELBOGEY
AAcross 9: Chap working at a sort of card
AAcross 10: Coffin covered in betel leaf, one for a Muslim, probably
AAcross 11: More than enough to convert penalty
AAcross 12: Shaking off cold, one doubting being free of germs
AAcross 13: Clock change in spring getting support
AAcross 15: Flower girl's brief stand
AAcross 18: The American behind strike
AAcross 19: Judge put our lad off recommended coursePLATDUJOUR
AAcross 22: "This other Eden … " is partly spoken in defianceSOTHERE
AAcross 24: Doctor's back after unknown infectionZHIVAGO
AAcross 25: Interrogated with pants down?
AAcross 26: Became aware of a pan at back of stove
AAcross 27: Prestige car is offered to woman and son? They go on footROLLERSKATES
DDown 1: Following orders, excellent to get up during illness
DDown 2: Red Square is up: being old fashioned, want to go roundLENINIST
DDown 3: Cold, like a crab's claws?
DDown 4: Large furniture maker knocks up large quant­ities, probablyLIKEASNOT
DDown 5: Inspection team ejected with force, not unitedOFSTED
DDown 6: Former officer receives half an honour
DDown 7: Set about a journey by sea, say
DDown 8: Shreds chapter to be used in extracts
DDown 14: Came and collected what is necessaryCALLEDFOR
DDown 16: Badly translated old manual so eccentric
DDown 17: What gets insect drunk, like sheep, perhaps?
DDown 18: From this doctor's manner, only one died nearby
DDown 20: Native Australian had meal under cover
DDown 21: Gong I held in the middle
DDown 23: Cheers, expression of dissent being banned
DDown 24: Party in South Africa terminal for black priestZADOK
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