The Guardian - Cryptic - December 1 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,369 - Dec 1 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

Clues	Answers
'Ban porn and chess!', I raged	CENSORSHIP
'Muslim leaders reject onion' — sure that's the answer?	AYATOLLAHS
1980 pop song, sung to grandmother	BABUSHKA
Cancel book — it's missing second page	ANNUL
Criminal act caught out after strong drink	FAGIN
Disco suit	CLUB
Father is cheater, surprisingly, but not at board game	PARCHEESI
Get up — finally Christmas! Too busy to play with toys	YOYOS
Great deliveries of oranges	JAFFAS
Indian flower scared to travel a great deal with us	SACREDLOTUS
Joe wanders around lavish old city	JERICHO
Keen to pirouette over good music	REGGAE
Like a cup, Mr, of icy lacquer? Some sent back	CALYCIFORM
Maybe too much salt is dangerous	UNHEALTHY
Most awful new wine is French	NASTIEST
No 1 church in France?	NICE
Noble's wayward cousin hugged by retired transvestite	VISCOUNT
One walking, one talking without end	AMBLER
Original one gave a mint to chew around lunchtime	IMAGINATIVE
Poet not at home to have fun	LARK
Prior calculations of stars orbiting around Earth by the 100	FORECASTS
Quality tea time during a competition run	CHARACTER
Short newspaper item on blown-up air-beds	SIDEBAR
Social climbers at college have quiche during the weekend	UPSTARTS
Swimmer to open Guinness bottles	PENGUIN
Team follows reserves by car	TAXI
To socialise, tramp hugs knight and bishop	HOBNOB
Trouble brewing not to get one group honour	BLUERIBAND
US labour leader once blowing his top over large amount of waste	OFFAL
Vehicle reverses by king, queen and huntsman	TRACKER