The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28353 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28353 clues and answers were published on Wed 27 Jan 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28353 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-across1 + 50 + 1 = 1? : ALONE
10-acrossAround 4, take out the person responsible : EXECUTIVE
11-acrossUnhappy about eating hot sauce, company leaves European record stores : DATABASES
12-acrossOrders strong cheese to start with : BRIEF
13-acrossLeader’s fitting in the third person : CAPTAIN
15-acrossPut back in forest or earth : RESTORE
17-acrossJohn who lives in a Cambridgeshire village : ELTON
18-acrossShort boy skipped half of class : LES
20-acrossAround Reading, one’s selling fish : TROUT
22-acrossExcited to be in expensive car with cigarettes : ROLLUPS
25-acrossCracked porcelain? No, no, it’s a copy : REPLICA
26-acrossAmazing soldier enters river doing a backflip : MAGIC
27-acrossCarbon, hydrogen and metals: I turn them into gold : ALCHEMIST
30-acrossMocking learner after Day One — car breaks down around lunchtime : SATIRICAL
31-acrossQueen wears hat regularly for courage : HEART

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Outlaw finally joined gang : BAND
2-down – Weakness for very loud ties, at first turning heads : SOFTSPOT
3-down – Partner following him? A plant : HERB
4-down – For each issue, one pound for an ad : PERSONAL
5-down – They say London bloke often spouts a lot of hot air : GEYSER
6-down – British pub rebuilt as junkyard : RUBBISHTIP
7-down – Adult 1 — child 0 in martial art : AIKIDO
8-down – Dispute amount to pay Britain in recession : BEEF
13-down – King Charles initially leads without difficulty : CLEAR
14-down – New nurse cannot take temperature for newsreaders : ANNOUNCERS
16-down – Old method to lift up more : EXTRA
19-down – Zappa’s commercial album? Absolutely : STRICTLY
21-down – Nothing in a girl’s novel is creative : ORIGINAL
23-down – From beginning to end, cut crossword solutions : LIGHTS
24-down – It’s uncommon for society to worry about carbon : SCARCE
26-down – Bond’s boss to query disguise : MASK
28-down – Response from online church — ‘love’ : ECHO
29-down – Shabby articles by English gallery : TATE

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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