Crosswords Set by: Vulcan Sun 19 May 2024 19.00 EDT Cryptic crossword No 29,387 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Set by: Vulcan Sun 19 May 2024 19.00 EDT Download the Guardian app for a better puzzles experience Download the Guardian app for a better puzzles experience Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Across 9 Observing what may happen to exam papers (9) 10 Put down a foot (5) 11 Small, devout wish for one using a jet (7) 12 Level with a wild animal, runs into it (7) 13 Probity not altogether necessary in valedictory notice (4) 14 Where president can’t be backed into a corner? (4,6) 16 Girl from Spain has to rely on soldiers (7) 17 Artist I see talking in broadcast soaps (7) 19 A depth measure including temperature is extraordinary (10) 22 Fielder is a little short bloke (4) 24 Asian national heading off to travel (7) 25 Try Livingstone, and pay attention (7) 26 Two weeks by fort in darkness (5) 27 Where spirits may be found, ghost troubled girl (4,5) Down 1 Short of water, holding up progress in repairing enclosures (3,5,7) 2 Slowly pay off armies to disband (8) 3 Horses eat grass, I’m told (5) 4 Leeds to London traveller perhaps nowhere near a bank (3-5) 5 Piece of skin torn by silver pin (6) 6 Give away pouch with grain, if hiding (9) 7 Expedition hunting for browser (6) 8 Get comfortable in Tennessee, tho’ far off (7,4,4) 15 Cause anger as I sat down to dinner wearing mink (9) 17 Heavily criticise article about the Roman church (8) 18 A smashing racing vehicle (5,3) 20 After a time, bristly snout goes in here? (6) 21 Democrat replacing nasty hereditary ruler (6) 23 Loose horse in stall (5)
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