The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28481 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28481 clues and answers were published on Fri 25 Jun 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28481 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossAmerican informed about criminal wrongdoing, it follows : WISCONSINITE
9-acrossAsian queen in India, offensive briefly : IRAQI
10-acrossMine is gathering fluff when viewed in the mirror : BOOBYTRAP
11-acrossChief on drugs finding something on computer : HASHKEY
12-acrossGrizzly caught by shot, calamity! : TRAGEDY
13-acrossRemarkably, half of people in China related to an ancient civilisation : PHOENICIAN
15-acrossSurrounded by four characters in crowd, I marched back : AMID
18-acrossSee 21 : PEEL
19-acrossOutlaw Y chromosome? : MALEFACTOR
22-acrossOld soldiers behind walls in Germany, I say! : REDARMY
24-acrossOld maestro taking cap off hole in device filming workers? : BEECHAM
25-acrossI poop on teacher, old fossil? : IGUANODON
26-acrossMaladroit fiance spat regularly : INEPT
27-acrossComic actor with Queen frequenting shops where goldfish bought? : PETERSELLERS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Mother saw potty on top of that : WHATSMORE
2-down – Ripe cheese men found under small container : STINKING
3-down – My tough love has inspired hatred primarily on the climb : OHBOY
4-down – Sweet biscuit or taco oddly dunked in drink : SHORTCAKE
5-down – Oppose sound of horse, perhaps : NAYSAY
6-down – Error mine, ultimately? That’s rich! : TORTE
7-down – See 2 : BISHOP
8-down – By the sound of it, tool fixed : SPAYED
14-down – Bubbling up by river in African country, is maelstrom : CHARYBDIS
16-down – Without competition, unable to compete? : MATCHLESS
17-down – Plastic upper-class snubbed by Azeri nobility? : BAKELITE
18-down – Rich heiress in sports car, did you say? : PORTIA
20-down – Slight offensive to me, rebuff not entirely uplifting : REMOTE
21-down – Dimpled skin left on primate with sword : ORANGE
23-down – Duck with two functions? : DOUSE
24-down – Tired little dog eating article up : BANAL

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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