The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28831 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28831 clues and answers were published on Tue 09 Aug 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28831 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


8-acrossFrenchman and German carrying uniform for unprincipled figure? : RENEGUER
9-acrossLimit leading posters for despicable sorts : TOADS
10-acrossVery positive man serving from the East in hotels : HIGH
11-acrossOnly alarm replaced around 5th of October in unusual fashion : ABNORMALLY
12-acrossI’m bowled over by craze which deceives viewers : MIRAGE
14-acrossEuropean recalled study about Czech, say, enduring oppression? : ENSLAVED
16-acrossIngenuity shown by relative, it’s said, in festival : WHITSUN
18-acrossThose with mates passed around note giving periods of opportunity : WINDOWS
21-acrossWestern news chief given new cracking accommodation for events before receptions? : WEDDINGS
23-acrossBacking for American bank without doubt : SURELY
24-acrossRevered figure penning line with series of postings? That’s valuable material : GOLDTHREAD
26-acrossOne seeking revolution rejected wrong in courts : TROT
27-acrossFirst of visitors obscuring entrance in pub is outspoken : VOCAL
28-acrossHint for one’s confidant : INTIMATE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Very bad criminal hid silver with no end of liquor : DEVILISH
2-down – Sound of indifference about small network : MESH
3-down – Graduate in French department has work for early morning : AUBADE
4-down – Manage to probe corrupt deal somewhere in West Sussex : ARUNDEL
5-down – Controversy in Scottish city after dumping fish : STIR
6-down – Embarrassed North American sadly overturned portable stove : SALAMANDER
7-down – Tragic female’s drug dealing admission? : ISOLDE
13-down – One who’s learned independently about tuition regularly played a dramatic role : AUTODIDACT
15-down – Scottish short story writer missing area gets to go downhill? : SKI
17-down – Vase concealed by furniture : URN
19-down – Dramatist, one inventing a plot, reported for youthful indiscretions? : WILDOATS
20-down – Australian unusually cites creed’s opening, being of austere outlook : ASCETIC
22-down – Mature circle disowning Republican : EVOLVE
23-down – Almost realise romantic acquaintance is unexciting : SEDATE
25-down – Transport by road to drop a large ship’s frame in port : HULL
26-down – Place to put stiff and heavy book, not English book : TOMB

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

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