The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,942 - Oct 3 2019 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,942 - Oct 3 2019 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Line, one nailed by a fool one's played	ACCORDION
Measure hole in nuclear site	SIZEWELL
Minor error, result of crossing chicken with armoured animal, might you say?	PECCADILLO
Reptilian chief of police?	COPPERHEAD
Secure packing chest for gingerbread	PARKIN
See 16	THING
See 7	HOCKEY
Shooting stick's outside, supporter set up	SKEET
Skinny vermin almost entirely squashed by upstanding cardinal	DERMIC
Special paint — a small amount not quite covering blubber	ACRYLIC
Tiny bit of lettuce stuck in dentures unfortunately — that's what happened	ENDRESULT
Under top of glass eye, a long wiggly line	GENEALOGY
Unruly chap punched by king, attention-seeker leaves	PAKCHOI
When astronomical body going down, doctor ready to act?	MOONSET

Clues	Answers
A relation, unaltered	ASIS
Austrian composer leading Punjabi in hunting game, we hear?	HAYDN
Authentic expression of concern by parliament	THEREAL
Beginning to tire, school in terribly important, passionate game?	TONSIL
Charge, as letter may be requiring postage, ultimately	STAMPEDE
Check on hip	REIN
Checking on our electrics, extension leads over here!	COOEE
Curse when senior officer's overcome by sudden rush	SCOURGE
Egalitarians supposedly come apart, with dirty tricks inspiring criminality at first	DEMOCRATICPARTY
German's noted classic, H?	BEETHOVENSFIFTH
Heading for escalator, the lift put out	ETHERISE
Jam session?	RUSHHOUR
Late battle unfinished, one gutted about it	OVERDUE
Legally hand over classic horror story penned by West Country runner	EXTRADITE