The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,522 - May 29 2018 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,522 - May 29 2018 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Love takes many forms — they're central to making babies	OVARIES
Mockery or send-up? No, I became a father	DERISION
Mother, perhaps first of women in family environment	WIFE
Nurse, a beauty, stern inside	LOOKAFTER
Odd procedure to make babies	REPRODUCE
Once quick humour, hot and cold — the French put out?	WITHCHILD
One relaxes bonds with familiar relatives	AUNTIES
Orders scrap on board	SORTS
Painfully rips an ankle liable to this injury	SPRAIN
Sacrilege for kinsfolk to replace male, 50, by new model	PROFANITY
See 25	GORY
See 28	CLASS
See 6	TEASE
Some gamin: orphaned child	MINOR
That Latin kid is awkward	ILLA
Treasure trove yields antique	RETRO

Clues	Answers
... Boatman on, say, tea and a pastry	TART
A big effort? No: Boatman, an unconventional father, lacking human resources	NOMEANFEAT
Add pressure to big cats, as being wiped out with their young	PUMPUP
Boatman's infant is not bright!	FAINT
Born not quite wealthy, they're developing fast	BRIC
Brits are confused about who should settle disputes	ARBITERS
Calls offspring 'round the bend'!	RINGSUP
Dashing young socialite supported by eldest sibling, say	DEBONAIR
Discontinuing treatment: cunning letters sent out to people acting stupidly	IDIOTS
Eldest daughter initially conceived internally with AI	FIRST
Family of 100 dined with grisly ...	CATE
Get product to make babies	MULTIPLY
Going round by word of mouth, part gets assimilated	ORBITAL
Gull to stop moving on water	LIETO
Happy to keep small family member in stable	CONSISTENT
It goes out like a lamb, coming back a sheep	MAR
Likely to be a funny child	ODDSON