The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,381 - Dec 15 2017

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Clues Answers
Bowl balls without line and length at crease? BASIN
Complete shock: winning MOPUP
Cook, Prof ... all on form for the Cluedo board? FLOORPLAN
Despise men after act of violence ABHOR
Document principally, Candlestick, Hall, Mrs ...held by dad? PARCHMENT
Does it feature lead suspect, maiden and others? WHITEMETAL
Feller was upset after row CHAINSAW
Fit to take in ten clues to be solved ESCULENT
Goes out with European babes regularly EBBS
Hand partners pieces on board PAWNS
Hat in work held by peg TOPEE
Hint: stick in billiard room CUE
Is Rev Green bad, having taken a bent spanner? SEVERN
Last Cluedo room's empty? No suspect COLONEL
Led games going after Miss Scarlet? SKIPPERED
Miss rope that's cut LASS
Muscular admirer BUFF
Clues Answers
Peacock shows this? Best to decline PLUMAGE
Place on board mostly for boss STUD
Plod tense — do this in library? TREAD
Pounds to cover lives in retirement? Supported by these? PENSIONS
Preserve degree in wood frame EMBALM
Random policemen turning up to house heading to room with a detective SPORADIC
Reports of things fired around home BULLETINS
Result of competitions having missed lead piping UPSHOT
Scene of murders in retreat SPOT
See 25 MUSTARD
See 7 BRIDGE
Stay in favour of suspect in the middle PROP
That's it! Lose board game BINGO
They don't put crosses on papers? Two good grades by markers? ABSTAINERS
Vermin: essentially contains small mammals ERMINES
Woman will fire shots from large gun SHELL