The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28840 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28840 clues and answers were published on Fri 19 Aug 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28840 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossAudition viably arranged, characteristic of a certain event : UNAVOIDABILITY
8-acrossHorizontal surface in which line meets side : LEDGE
9-acrossRidicule resolution to replace Conservative by monarch : DERISION
11-acrossDesigns in place of words repeatedly found in mathematics : FORMATS
12-acrossUsing modified ten iron, his pitch changes little : INTONER
13-acrossMeasure of interest in group of islands, or one : CAPRI
15-acrossActivity at club following being swamped in 8-0 disaster : NIGHTLIFE
17-acrossLike woeful number produced by adding constant to one third, oddly : THRENODIC
20-acrossFor this cube, what’s subtracted from vertical measurement when it’s minimised? : EIGHT
21-acrossMarine creature’s head swallowed by old fish : OCTOPOD
23-acrossWriter of nonsensical verse both sides repeated in song : CARROLL
25-acrossReordered mini, alternating with sailor, to drive : AMBITION
26-acrossNumbers around end of score : TEENS
27-acrossThey can handle distraction as well as 25, 1 down, and 9, according to 23 : ARITHMETICIANS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Things look bad after this fruit lies around area : UGLIFICATION
2-down – Calculating type found in snakes and ladders? : ADDER
3-down – Possibility, over time, for job in theatre : OPERATION
4-down – Oxford mathematician is evasive about subtracting transcendental number : DODGSON
5-down – Save man on board threatened by mate that’s crazy : BARKING
6-down – Learner isn’t turning one letter around for composer : LISZT
7-down – Decisive defeat in ring — count out : TROUNCING
10-down – Circle and lines artist arranged for some language experts : ORIENTALISTS
14-down – Send carriage that’s turned up for one not fully engaged : PARTTIMER
16-down – Article concerning appetite heartlessly impractical : THEORETIC
18-down – Revolutionary movement putting barrier around platform : DADAISM
19-down – Fair target after company falsified count : COCONUT
22-down – Use digit or what may be between digits : POINT
24-down – Nothing tops excellent end of series : OMEGA

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

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