The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28425 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28425 clues and answers were published on Wed 21 Apr 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28425 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossTurned incognito after role, essentially avoided identification : RECOGNITION
9-acrossCity developer rebuilt our slum : ROMULUS
10-acrossThis will shed light on gang engaged in crime : SCREWIN
11-acrossFancy ritzy cars like those in lockdown? : STIRCRAZY
12-acrossTook steps to depose king in full : PACED
13-acrossStop weirdo letters : POST
14-acrossSecond Greek character, intellectual and imposing : MONUMENTAL
16-acrossHere is game with drunken groom about to wake up : GROUSEMOOR
19-acrossConfront what’s been kept under cover during pandemic : FACE
20-acrossMiddle of Viennese bonbons, round and plump : OBESE
21-acrossAide could provide estimate : ROUGHIDEA
23-acrossIn a clumsy way, one gets plenty wrong : INEPTLY
24-acrossChange a sphere into a cube? : RESHAPE
25-acrossAgree with boss to go after desktop when nobody’s around : NODONESHEAD

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Mausoleum feature is yet undecided : REMAINSTOBESEEN
2-down – Missing the odd school disco is a pain : COLIC
3-down – Police try to bury dodgy tapes : GESTAPO
4-down – Philistine, a broadcaster with the university? Unbelievable! : IASKYOU
5-down – Broke in and disturbed Rupert : IRRUPTED
6-down – Detectives finding information on bed with rope around its end : NEWSCOTLANDYARD
7-down – Lacking 19 1 across possibly, apropos the rise of first-rate aria : PROSOPAGNOSIA
8-down – Pure red tea stirred by a French man or woman : UNADULTERATED
15-down – Short and sweet, not worth changing, so approved : ASSENTED
17-down – Then slowly rue friend welcoming Harry’s clue? : MARRYIN
18-down – Perhaps Sue overworks : OEUVRES
22-down – See 17 : HASTE

This crossword has in total 26 where 14 are across and 12 are down.

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