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The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 27th May 2021

There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 27th May 2021. View the answers below..

The Answers

Number# Clue Answer
AAcross 8: It preserves energy and oxygen when getting into tight corset
AAcross 9: Bush, the rock ’n' roll pioneer?
AAcross 10: Vegetable seconds with a little dessert
AAcross 11: Suggestion I'm no Titian is absurd!
AAcross 12: Bright-coloured ring attached to compass
AAcross 14: Put off Pole, working to break flipping record!
AAcross 15: Extremely young to wear tacky scent and brood?
AAcross 17: Wells gets out of jail
AAcross 20: Grassland has an arrangement to include vehicle
AAcross 22: Catch first woman not quite backing people on a strict diet
AAcross 23: Scout, hence improvised shield
AAcross 24: Execute part of a card trick from China, with introduction from magician
AAcross 25: Without sleep, role in a children's game is unsuitable
AAcross 26: Place for a plain-clothes detect­ive: hospital department event
DDown 1: Rightly supporting evasive reply
DDown 2: Conditional will read out in sylvan setting
DDown 3: Handy device, it's suspended in mid-air
DDown 4: Outfit that tried to get people talking of postage fiddle
DDown 5: Tom's on a high, OK?
DDown 6: Shrewd acknowledgement of service is a criminal act!FLYTIPPING
DDown 7: Extremely tacky company working for fat cat
DDown 13: Flat possibly made of plastic?
DDown 16: Figure a place like Damascus shows resolve
DDown 18: Come down after party in mobsters' haunt
DDown 19: Fabulous bird park in Dublin
DDown 21: Article by Guardian on metal car marque
DDown 22: Very early start by Mediterranean city, a major tourist destination
DDown 24: Homes offering protection for players
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