The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,881 - Jul 23 2019 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,881 - Jul 23 2019 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Improperly uses lap dance	PASSEUL
Leader abroad popular for the first time? No	AGAIN
Lout runs through bar on ecstasy	BRUTE
Man or woman going up many levels but not all	EVELYN
Mounts picture finally in bar	MARES
Nomadic people from Niger automatically returned	TUAREG
OK, you might do this to shock	PERMIT
One has put up with interference from special Russian	SASHA
Ouch! Blue's hit follower of 18?	CLUBHOUSE
Piles of money (estimate for tax ultimately concealed)	MASSES
Pretend one woman's astride another	IMAGINARY
Produce an abridged version of Chaucer — current volume retained	GIVEOFF
Retiring head of state gets tattoo showing a real 1 29	REDRUM
Row over quitting house abroad	RANGE
See 1	GENIUS
Teacher mounting trapeze, swinging both ways	RABBI

Clues	Answers
... something extraordinary — er, claim is open to interpretation!	MIRACLE
A time to go west, where the action is?	ARENA
Accommodation outside hotel about to be reviewed? Certainly	NOTHALF
American largely ignored by people showing judgement	ACUMEN
As layers are initially peeled off, various characters transform	OVIPAROUS
Belittle and insult right-wing politician (but turning the volume down)	DISPARAGE
Boasts about backing 15	CROWSOVER
Bravo! Old dope with ego to accommodate states he's ...	STABLE
Can just afford most expensive property for boarders?	MAYFAIR
City keeping cool in case ref shortly gets upset	LEICESTER
Deer's foot twisted? Yes	WAPITIS
Foxy Liberal secured for Strictly	SLAVISHLY
Gets together a variety of ladies — is Duke not there?	LIAISES
Green, Philip's heart uplifted — that might make you sick	ECOLI
Head of state (joke!) has altercation on the way down here	SKIDROW
Idiot with clout surprisingly accepted — he has the means to govern	PLUTOCRAT