The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,757 - Mar 1 2019 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,757 - Mar 1 2019 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Medical officer bags Aussie owls	MOPOKES
Oceanarium, not posh, spilt coffee	AMERICANO
Old lady's maid is a sizeable American, one needing leading liposuctionist	ABIGAIL
Oracle is upset near the top side of lake	SIBYL
Pasta course — dip into it!	LASAGNE
Rambling around Corinth, seen topless	INCOHERENT
Regularly taking out cloisonné cat	LION
Rewrote scene or act? Bless!	CONSECRATE
Sheet anchor?	CLOTHESPEG
Sheltered area where diesel is spilt at end of lane	LEESIDE
Shipping area, which is proverbially steady on everything	ROCKALL
Some conservatoire backing debauchery	RIOT
Tutor rearranged piano quintet	TROUT
Vest — and what finishes it off	SINGLET
Withdraw from competition, having a slight injury	SCRATCH

Clues	Answers
... early stone implements working the soil	EOLITHS
Anthem offering trade-offs with hymnal, possibly	LANDOFMYFATHERS
Boy at practice session getting lines!	SONNETS
Cheese for girl in bed? On the contrary	RICOTTA
Clumsy American baulks at first jump	LUTZ
Could be rasher returning no cab, it seems	BACKBACON
Egyptian city's stone home in highway that's not deserted	ROSETTA
Exam — this one makes twelve	ELEVENPLUS
Flying Gulf Air, one missed out having to use economy	FRUGAL
Former church leader's beginning to be superior	EXCEL
King under threat turns chicken ...	INCHECK
London Taxi: sorry horse (grey): in a race, nobbled	HACKNEYCARRIAGE
Man and dog associated with jug	TOBY
Man the pumps regularly, having finished the lot	ATEUP
Mariner finally leaves golf spectators' boat	GALLEY