The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,598 - Aug 26 2018 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,598 - Aug 26 2018 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Prime us acting for those standing in the middle	UMPIRES
Proclamation wrongly cited	EDICT
Quickly buy pans suggested	SNAPUP
Range of investments: poor lot, if badly managed	PORTFOLIO
Refund from the Revenue?	TAXRETURN
Rope, look, tethering donkey	LASSO
Secret business, turning up at sect	OCCULT
Setting out virtues of joining euro?	EXPOUNDING
Sky thus clearer, as university sportsman runs	BLUER
Sort of school for everyone? Yes and no	PUBLIC
Suddenly turn to make a collection	WHIPROUND
The arts of growing lab specimen?	CULTURE
Very exciting case in court, absolutely full	ACTIONPACKED
Where one was punished, until completely motionless	STOCKSTILL
Witches can't start cooker	OVEN

Clues	Answers
Australian who believes in evolution?	DARWINIAN
Change feet over	SWAP
Cold countryside at first and not flat	CHILLY
Counter on which one may tell one's beads?	ABACUS
Distinctly superior cave about to be transformed	ACUTABOVE
Escort drug dealer for execution	USHER
Fuel kept without pressure seal	GASKET
Give instructions for tidiness	ORDER
Go and fish below the old road	TURNPIKE
Half hope to take advantage of building	HOUSE
Need contract revised but not watered down	CONCENTRATED
No more jokes after this, said to be the longest?	LASTLAUGH
One showing appreciation of tongue	CLAPPER
Pen — only touched one end?	FELTTIP
Picture that striker quickly takes	SNAPSHOT