The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28262 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28262 clues and answers were published on Mon 12 Oct 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28262 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossCriticise German in crumbling paradise : DISPARAGE
10-acrossCracked globe returned by King Edward, initially : BROKE
11-acrossAcclaim unlimited rations, following boundless love : OVATION
12-acrossMuscles in short time before additional message : TRICEPS
13-acrossStrict doctor with papers : RIGID
14-acrossPlot everything with setter surrounded by books about religion : ALLOTMENT
16-acrossBury substitute — talented and transposable : INTERCHANGEABLE
19-acrossUnusual foresight is a bonus not to be questioned : GIFTHORSE
21-acrossCollapse of square block : SLUMP
22-acrossSuperficial sea foam expert : SURFACE
23-acrossMobilises right supporters : RALLIES
24-acrossGather in the morning on a ship : AMASS
25-acrossSchool has nothing certain to provide tranquillity : COMPOSURE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Putting off engineer undoing jar : ADJOURNING
2-down – Key language for gastropod : ESCARGOT
3-down – Travelled along runway to charge bomb : TAXIED
4-down – Baby finally, by daybreak, dropping head to show sign of tiredness : YAWN
5-down – Money covering up steps to produce plague : PESTILENCE
6-down – Drink drunk in haste containing boron : ABSINTHE
7-down – Stick around to get love present : COHERE
8-down – Rising canal reveals God : ZEUS
14-down – Loathing of treated carbon here? : ABHORRENCE
15-down – Made uninvited use of resorts in the elevated Kalahari, perhaps : TRESPASSED
17-down – Tries again to get European train : REHEARSE
18-down – Bouquet arranged around paper shop : BOUTIQUE
20-down – Official document the French sent up : FORMAL
21-down – Unhealthy looking bird, having lost a wife : SALLOW
22-down – Small pale bird : SWAN
23-down – Revolutionary upmarket housing swindle : RAMP

This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.

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