The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28828 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28828 clues and answers were published on Fri 05 Aug 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28828 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossBubbly came in, or a hot drink : AMERICANO
10-acrossLess cooked, flipped over rump prodded by skewer, finally : RARER
11-acrossNumber of suits in outhouse not originally stored away : HIVED
12-acrossUntutored maverick evicted : TURNEDOUT
13-acrossSea swell aboard cutter : SURGEON
14-acrossSee 22 : WESTERN
17-acrossInsect flying without left wing catches head on hatstand : APHID
19-acrossSee 22 : AND
20-acrossRoar half-heartedly — for the next clue? : BELOW
21-across22 across, India, a 22 across : NIGERIA
22-acrossMusic where woman’s parts reversed? : COUNTRY
24-across22 across in rift: annoyed about that : SINGAPORE
26-acrossA team order established principle : AXIOM
28-acrossA wine came into being : AROSE
29-acrossFace a Celt screwed up, in a manner of speaking : DIALECTAL

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Change 22 19 14 24 down : CASH
2-down – 22 19 14 24 down in US city : DENVER
3-down – Psychic in fear entering water off Marseille? : MINDREADER
4-down – Opening section curtailed for 22 19 14 24 down : PARTON
5-down – Not one’s own terrace: dug hole around it : BORROWED
6-down – Deplore minimum of gravitas in almost entirely banal 14 : TRUE
7-down – Airliner emptied, a line appearing under drill on a plane, say : ARBOREAL
8-down – See 6 : GRIT
13-down – Drive round a 22 across : SPAIN
15-down – Jumble due, bag just put down : SUBJUGATED
16-down – 22 across observing king’s abdication? Don’t hold your breath! : NOWAY
18-down – 12 up for 14 : HIGHNOON
19-down – Spiv in 22 across doffing cap, reptile : ANACONDA
22-down – Islander certain to move when island disappears : CRETAN
23-down – 22 19 14 24 down idiotic? : TWITTY
24-down – Brief spark for a shiner : STAR
25-down – Tree in great danger, ultimately : ACER
27-down – 22 across, not a 14 22 across : MALI

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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