The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,893 - Aug 7 2019 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,893 - Aug 7 2019 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Old lady after skirt top	MAXIMUM
Otherwise lies in parallel sections	ELSE
Overheated, I say 'Heather, both should swim outside'	BOILINGHOT
Pop group's stage features	WINGS
Schooners possibly get cool in two seconds	SHIPS
Scoffs: 'Sanctimonious talk is empty!'	PIGS
Seals' hair	LOCKS
See 29	SEA
Small case — its contents alien?	LOCKET
Soused, but not very exhausted	USED
Steals out-of-date vegetables	CABBAGES
Streep: someone's heart races	EPSOM
Unexpectedly attack son with net	SANDBAG
Ungainly creature observed holding page locator up	WALRUS
Workplace where deal may be cut	SAWMILL
Worm-like bends dominate	NEMATOID

Clues	Answers
A Hebrew pronunciation of 'Hankies out all over Arizona'	ASHKENAZI
A nation's uplifting seabird	SKUA
A useless fit can be prevented	AVOIDABLE
After Dante's Inferno, the heartless Sawlike	DENTATE
Alumnae so uneasy about grandiose tombs	MAUSOLEAN
An obstacle to successful retirement	INSOMNIA
Antarctic location — Diana needs drink!	ROSS
Arabian piece, almost crude externally?	OMANI
Barking Shadow-boxing College	KINGS
Camp wisecrack about ungainly legging tops	GULAG
Cast fitted round limb opening as protection	SHIELD
Ex-president recruits writer who could assemble a cabinet?	CARPENTER
Finding attractive maid rude on telephone	ADMIRING
Halt contest	GAME
Letter possibly closed with this: 'I saw Angel off with a kiss'	SEALINGWAX
Mafia's casually giving up mob chief for college board	FASCIA
Noisily scares off animals and trainers?	SHOES