The Guardian - Cryptic - February 8 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,115 - February 8 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answer

Clues	Answers
A hero netting brave header for England	ALBION
American oath, therefore, lacking wonderful irritating thing?	SONOFABITCH
Anything within like desert allowing for passage of wind?	DRAUGHTY
Book's accuracy needing no introduction	RUTH
Clandestine boarder observed circling tug, always	STOWAWAY
Criticised, flaming shackles hurt	RAILED
Decay on Scottish isle to the west, one can tell	NARRATOR
Every step up an Italian mountain the bounder has to climb — that's some trip!	TARANTELLA
Fit dresses on a model's back, designed for a similar model	ANALOGUE
Foreign Office suggesting this at least?	UPWARDOF
Holidaymaker in Canada, say, with nothing to lose? One stripping off	NATURIST
Insect, horse too biting rear of wolf	HOVERFLY
Key again removing both sides of lockbox before expertly rattled	RETYPE

 

Clues	Answers
Musical composition a strain, too baroque?	TRIO
No change with this, as bird beset by plague	BANKNOTE
Not exactly like that, rise to one's feet at every entrance	SORTOF
Notable cat reclining on rug	BIGWIG
One of two in Buenos Aires toasting a bloomer?	TANGOIST
One's paid to take out another two nitwits with it	ASSASSIN
Rising star, Shakespeare's local flower	AVON
See 17	WITHATROWEL
See 7	SONATA
Stab, an injection	SHOT
Still excited?	BREATHLESS
Trespass where Canadian voters had faith, when short of gold	INTRUDE
What to do with mortar, so flatter to a great extent? (3,2,2,4,1,6)	LAYITON