The Guardian - Cryptic - Sep 24 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,311 - Sep 24 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

Clues	Answers
A device for catching people in the act?	SAFETYNET
A method for dealing with traffic?	ONEWAY
A way the head master initially receives a complaint	ASTHMA
Alan's wrong to be nosy	NASAL
Breaks in knee-length trousers, we hear	BREACHES
Crown jewels?	TIARA
Far away — and not appearing to be distressed	ABSENTMINDED
Girl's back to oriental island	ELSIE
High-rise central block	MASSIF
Hurry, if you want to use the weighing machine	STEPONIT
I shall receive therapy for abuse	ILLTREATMENT
It sounds highly unnatural	FALSETTO
It's only a rude version of song and dance	ROUNDELAY
It's put up for work on the outside	SCAFFOLD

 

Clues	Answers
Not on time, when trade is slack	OFFSEASON
Pass in English, overlooking slight error	ELAPSE
Pay to take residence at university?	SETTLEUP
Place for a president to see twice	ELYSEE
Plan to surprise carol singer, after extra rest	LIEINWAIT
Refuse CO agitating to send in troops	USEFORCE
Relationship between matron and nurse	SISTER
Sailor, a Scotsman, is seen on the roads	TARMAC
Stay clear when hungry prima donna turns up	AVOID
Stout friend, about 50, who shares digs	FLATMATE
The key part of a Houdini contract?	ESCAPECLAUSE
They go from bank to bank to stay business	FERRYMEN
Turns up a real oddity — it's uncanny	SUPERNATURAL
Who's this first on TV? No, in Bond film	DOCTOR