The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28794 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28794 clues and answers were published on Mon 27 Jun 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28794 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossWrong call, periodically retracted, is rubbish : OFFAL
10-acrossPM about to persist in being workshy, say : MALINGERY
11-acrossGetting beaten doing badly in formal attire : GOINGDOWN
12-acrossAussie 14 champ here? : COURT
13-acrossSpy cracking lob shot with three players around, a common feature of Wimbledon : WOMBLES
15-acrossStates herb covers minced meat item : SAUSAGE
17-acrossPoint won, having received ball supply : ENDOW
18-acrossWhat’s between the players overall : NET
20-acrossGuys with no time for relations : AUNTS
22-acrossPossible description of 14 ace at a decisive moment : POINTOF
25-acrossServants keeping cold eggs for one player here : MCENROE
26-acrossData about men serving in shade of 14 12 : GREEN
27-acrossAmerican sports player is best to put on sports clothing : SHORTSTOP
30-acrossIt’s from over the pond or marina with ace waves : AMERICANA
31-acrossWall hanging concealed in embarrassment : ARRAS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Another player, a robotic sort, not extremely cheery : BORG
2-down – Swore a lawman will hold steady : AFFIRMED
3-down – Beginning to serve, drag shot : SLUG
4-down – Poetically add venom to poems no one trashed : EMPOISON
5-down – More than one plain kid utterly rejected : LLANOS
6-down – Faulty account penned by fashionable clergyman : INACCURATE
7-down – Chilean linesman in underground area : NERUDA
8-down – English play around island : EYOT
13-down – A youthful Barker’s serve wide at first : WHELP
14-down – Summertime activity which requires seeding? : LAWNTENNIS
16-down – After a kind of dash, Ms Barker gets result : ENSUE
19-down – Work briefly on examination of part of the head : TEMPORAL
21-down – See 22 : NORETURN
23-down – Refreshment that is ace, including bananas etc : ICETEA
24-down – Trenches so safe when there’s been an upheaval : FOSSAE
26-down – Swagger when changing ends, creating interest : GRAB
28-down – National sporting fixture on the radio : THAI
29-down – US linesman adopting singular position : POSE

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

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