The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,293 - Sep 3 2017 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,293 - Sep 3 2017 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Ancient Greeks were riddled by it	SPHINX
Angry outbursts in play	SCENES
Anne's going out with North Polar explorer	NANSEN
Bird, fish and insect	COCKROACH
Collect items others consider useless	SCAVENGE
Defect in hose used by firemen	LADDER
Effectively copes with sporting events	MEETS
Elgar's variations of gamine	ENIGMA
Extinguishes the candle and passes on	SNUFFSIT
Get into a row	ALIGN
Go effortlessly by bicycle to coast	FREEWHEEL
It may help in crime scene reconstruction	REMINISCENCE
It's a breathtaking experience	ASPHYXIA
Local managers	LICENSEES

Clues	Answers
Mature — or mature to a point	RIPEN
News the teacher would welcome in any form?	INTELLIGENCE
Nothing more than a 50-50 chance, nevertheless	EVENSO
Petition to take meals in the lobby	ENTREATY
Polite assistance from bureaucrats?	CIVILSERVICE
Provide money, enough to keep daughter	ENDOW
Requiring sound massage	KNEADING
Sees dirt, becomes repelled	RESISTED
Slovenly in duty — removed	UNTIDY
The done things	Achievements
They play big parts in children's tales	GIANTS
This guide wants you to go with him	VADEMECUM
Where people once spent time underground	DUNGEONS
Witnesses appear to give it	EVIDENCE