The Guardian - Cryptic - June 28 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,236 - Jun 28 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

Clues	Answers
A mammalian plague	BADGER
Accidental breakdown ultimately contained by body of soldiers, having come to a halt	UNINTENDED
At least 51 also across the terrain	OVERLAND
Begin to understand financial plan	BUDGET
Clip of Irish islands showing boat	TRIMARAN
Cook creating delicious and enticing starters in a hundred steps	CENTIGRADE
Father sat on spike to entertain posh people	POPULACE
Female boxing star in US city	LASVEGAS
Force unit to seal off West Crawley, perhaps?	NEWTOWN
How well a gala might have gone?	SWIMMINGLY
Laid-back team leader joining party that should bring the house down	WRECKING
Local favourite criticised, wearing unimaginative strip	DRYROASTED
Maximum amount of wax, perhaps, for carpeting?	EARFUL
Meat finally picked from bone in Spanish food	PAELLA

 

Clues	Answers
One occupying island with name Odysseus, perhaps?	IONIAN
One's saddled with Spooner's fish in the outback?	PUSH
One's served beefcake	DISH
Piece turned to compress two gases in forming diamond	KOHINOOR
Plain fish to catch way back	TUNDRA
See 10	BIKE
See 17	BADCOP
See 20	ARTICLE
See 23	PEANUTS
See 26	BALL
Stir miso soup faster	PIUMOSSO
The idiot in life reacted and I adapted	DEFINITE
Where neither is more likely to lift alcoholic drink	TOSSUP
Wicked work by council leader repeatedly questioning technique that's in force?	GOODCOP