The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28818 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28818 clues and answers were published on Mon 25 Jul 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28818 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


7-acrossOne in irrational panic or con­cealing the onset of anxiety : PARANOIAC
8-acrossCatch girl with boy’s heart : LASSO
9-acrossThey buy things from menu, cross when order is wrong … : CONSUMERS
10-across… because the French girl … : CARLA
12-across… put a whiskey into another drink to catch a boy : GAWAIN
13-acrossGame prince left, to be replaced by a democratic leader : CHARADES
16-acrossNo-fault break-up: it might be what, say, Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth had : NUTLOAF
19-acrossBoatman spotted in report: it doesn’t look good : EYESORE
22-acrossLeaders of banks accept some economic restrictions, as this effectively is a way to control inflation : BASERATE
25-acrossTuck in before we get growth : CREASE
27-acrossGirl to change hotel : EDITH
28-acrossFixed penalty discussed in connection with compromised ideals : FINALISED
29-acrossOur queen, looking back to girl as a princess? : REGAL
30-acrossExtends merger of tech giants : ELONGATES

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Girl from outskirts of Yokohama not above dancing a lot : LATOYA
2-down – Planet has room for a boy : MARSHALL
3-down – Boy and not adult male : NORMAN
4-down – Boy to prepare for journey with intermittent steroid injection : PATRICK
5-down – Able to take girl into the country : CANADA
6-down – Wagner’s girl is more daring, removing clothes : ISOLDE
11-down – Boy to get surgery at last to become a woman : LADY
14-down – Beast last to be caught by fleece : DZO
15-down – See 17 : SUE
16-down – Catch name? Boatman : NAB
17-down – In time, is girl a soft thing to be discarded? : TIS
18-down – Unconventional, androgynous: a boy coming out : ALAN
20-down – That girl’s free article for boy : SHERIDAN
21-down – Level up, housing sick boy : NEVILLE
23-down – One was even a boy : ANDREW
24-down – Catch spouse getting up, leaving last part of newspaper : ENTRAP
25-down – Shed a tear about girl’s cleavage : CRANNY
26-down – A good person, just a boy : STEVEN

This crossword has in total 32 where 14 are across and 18 are down.

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