The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,440 - Feb 23 2018 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,440 - Feb 23 2018 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Orchestrate mixture for rich chocolate cake	SACHERTORTE
Ordered non-zero calorie confection	ECLAIR
Parlour games — plus/minus cryptic message	AEROGRAM
Popular drink for a royal daughter?	INFANTA
Prize stone cut with edge of blade	ROSETTE
Santa's little helpers, grammatically?	SUBORDINATE
See 1	CLAUSES
Shaggy character's encore taking place	BISON
Short message about lengthy transmission husband dropped	NOTELET
Small cafe is in France by a motorway trap	ESTAMINET
The devil of an early and influential 20	AFRIT
Thinly scattered food chain outside of Stevenage	SPARSE
To win this, avoid scrambling!	EGGANDSPOONRACE
Woefully ignorant, left in cemetery	ARLINGTON

Clues	Answers
Amateur toff, too	ASWELL
Bar bird	RAIL
Bone meal covering various strata	METATARSAL
Bully makes withdrawn son cry	BOSS
Captivated, as J, U, M and P do	SPELLBOUND
Could be Arachne's dog	SETTER
Device for spraying glue, extremely sticky stuff	GUNGE
Dow Jones crashed — Jack taken away, having fainted	SWOONED
Hook-up on singular golf course, apparently taking time	LINKAGE
Hunts, since heavens knows when	FORAGES
It's my turn to bowl late	OVERDUE
Lacking heat, French dish almost postponed	PLATONIC
Large building with staff and soldiers	MANOR
Mo Crosier's accomplices?	SMALLTIMECROOKS