The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28867 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28867 clues and answers were published on Tue 20 Sep 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28867 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossAfter mistake on circuit, pressure for F1 starter : BISHOP
5-acrossMeat from sheep I finished first : PASTRAMI
9-acrossIndigo for a chess computer : DEEPBLUE
10-acrossRural cottage is this writer’s bolthole? : ALCOTT
11-acrossCare to relax, after putting energy into a comic song : AMAZINGGRACE
13-acrossFor her, partner : ANNA
14-acrossUpset voter stumbles against ballot box : OVERTURN
17-acrossReduce studies in first chapter? : CONDENSE
18-acrossOne goes round castle, treading nothing into carpet : MOAT
20-acrossWhat did you say, you tosser? : HEADSORTAILS
23-acrossTore off from opera, back at top speed to dance : CAVORT
24-acrossPartnership lacking say in loyalty : ALLIANCE
25-acrossWithout imagination, super­market replaces legend’s recipe : STOLIDLY
26-acrossDeer turns over something with one foot : WAPITI

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – In the country I am an unknown animal : IBEX
3-down – Random bloke caught out over pitfall : HAPHAZARD
4-down – Send fruitlessly from here to post in this box : PILLAR
5-down – Appoint entirely unsatisfactory diplomat : PLENIPOTENTIARY
6-down – Glittering, like part of American flag : SPANGLED
7-down – Trainspotter losing head — it’s like a sieve : RICER
8-down – Went to see a fellow motoring enthusiast to give a bit of a hand : METACARPAL
12-down – Bigoted, enjoying the bilingual harangue : INTOLERANT
15-down – I mark the moment the paper is on the carpet — picked up quietly : TIMESTAMP
16-down – Rare single: not running in between : UNWONTED
19-down – Bat showing determination on old wicket : WILLOW
21-down – Be out of sleeping bag? That’s odd : DROLL
22-down – Small incision in tail : SCUT

This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.

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