The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28484 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28484 clues and answers were published on Tue 29 Jun 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28484 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossI don’t care where TV actor originally worked : WHATEVER
5-acrossRefuse to get secretaries drink : PASSUP
9-acrossQueen always surrounded by a lot of old money : GUINEVERE
11-acrossRight to live in the city though it did have strings attached : REBEC
12-acrossWatch it! He’s angling for trouble : NIGHTINGALES
15-acrossHairy bloke in middle of the sauna : ESAU
16-acrossPut in grave situation — people in Northern Territory being detained : INTERNMENT
18-acrossDebauchery of girl condemned : PROFLIGACY
19-acrossWhen caught only cuddling : ONCE
21-acrossUnseated riders, those unfamiliar with a powerful horse initially restrained : STRAPHANGERS
24-acrossPoint to Sally’s dress : EQUIP
25-acrossTouch wrong handle on boat, some might say : SCINTILLA
26-acrossMakes dirty joke finally in second bar : SMEARS
27-acrossChain fences round square : PENNINES

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Conduct was largely good at start of evening : WAGE
2-down – I doubt that oaf is about to show up : ASIF
3-down – Close to scene, police in charge encouraging evacuation : EMETIC
4-down – Plant hangers designed with petals : ELEPHANTGRASS
6-down – Superior skill keeps Josh’s associate at table : ARROGANT
7-down – Officers not the first choice to convert Poles : SUBALTERNS
8-down – New era shortly — PC state the end of white van man? : PACESETTER
10-down – Wise old head active in emergencies : EMINENCEGRISE
13-down – Go to collect new guides — they’re probably in the office : PENPUSHERS
14-down – Somewhere in LA likewise being picked up in bar — you can bet on it : BATONROUGE
17-down – Crafty old man meets a killer in the house : FLYPAPER
20-down – Risk includes rector touching Norman’s neighbour : BRETON
22-down – Clear but doesn’t have one idea : PLAN
23-down – Land of the Rising Sun holding American : LAOS

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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