The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28808 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28808 clues and answers were published on Wed 13 Jul 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28808 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossBoulder’s smaller than this state capital, paradoxically : LITTLE
4-acrossRemoves edge or edges of blueprints : BLUNTS
9-acrossSee 1 : ROCK
10-acrossTaking object, servant I mistreated hides it : TRANSITIVE
11-acrossWrapping material is secured by super tape after repacking : TISSUE
12-acrossCarbon I found in vessel, likewise gold, in hold : SCISSORS
13-acrossConfiguration of two digits, fraction and trig function, we hear : PEACESIGN
15-acrossDoesn’t acknowledge courtesy, oddly enough : CUTS
16-acrossThis symbolically and literally is wrapped in 23 : FIST
17-acrossShrub with white, not red, flower : HOLLYHOCK
21-acrossPresents what players of a certain game finally have : HANDSOUT
22-acrossFinishes off duck hidden by person in party to eat later on : MOPSUP
24-acrossNovice at wheel ex-students call a name: ‘he who works with pots’ : LOBSTERMAN
25-acrossSort of oil in sort of lamp : PALM
26-acrossLives protected by others in combat : RESIST
27-acrossCryptic from some clever expert, being extremely selective : SECRET

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – In Pygmalion, is Eliza put on pedestal? : LIONISE
2-down – Accepts parts in films : TAKES
3-down – Correspondence excluding girl and mother from legal matters : LETTERS
5-down – Jenny, perhaps, appearing in fiction as young woman : LASSIE
6-down – New indication of discomfort about news agency other than supposed : NOTASSUCH
7-down – Emperor, you heard, in 15 : SEVERUS
8-down – What’s shown by changing positions of hands? Different poses fit a game : PASSAGEOFTIME
14-down – Diamonds hidden by female in barrels — they’re for buyers : CASHDESKS
16-down – Line used in good books showing taste : FLAVOUR
18-down – Something disappointing leading journalist’s written up in daily : LEMONDE
19-down – After hostile takeover, call for better service lines : COUPLET
20-down – Reports on uninformative parts of books? : COVERS
23-down – See 11 : PAPER

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

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