The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,887 - Jul 31 2019 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,887 - Jul 31 2019 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
See 1	AGENT
See 15	CHANGE
See 22	UPSTAIRS
See 24 across	NOON
See 7	EARTH
Send down rook, queen half hidden	CONVICT
Social affair thus far coming up, cut by a fraction	TEAPARTY
Something online for minors, I say, drinking liquor	CHOOCHOO
Something sinister locked in extremes of nature for post-apocalyptic writer	NEVILSHUTE
Substance producing effect, bringing about 15 3	CHEMICAL
Terrible mistake detailed about one reaching end of game, extreme temperatures — with this?	CLIMATE
Very much that's heartbreaking with empty pockets, oh my Lord!	WHATON
Warning of mass extinction, now all kicking off	OMEN
With gas on, a temperature warmer?	HEAT

Clues	Answers
Ballet move: sweep featuring sliding over of booty	GLISSADE
Bang on about Italian author's good manners	DECORUM
Belief in 22 26 is hard in worrying times	THEISM
Capable of grasping vacuous ideas, help ne'er arranged	PREHENSILE
Critical time off: no, quite the opposite	HIGH
Figure is covering page in magazine	ELLIPSE
Hackney's condition is surprising	STAGGERS
In fiendish Satan's triumph, hope's ending for God	THEMAN
Light bracket formerly placed behind sack, oddly	SCONCE
Not quite everything contained by flood barriers after a rise — in this?	SEALEVEL
Parched, so a brandy mixed with last of lemonade	DRYASABONE
Promoting toilet humour ultimately, Paul regularly immature	LARVAL
Punched by Mafia's leader, Irishman doubled up is an informer	NAMESNAMES
Relative bound by fancy contract	COVENANT