The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28167 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28167 clues and answers were published on Tue 23 Jun 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28167 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossSecond room — the travelling sort? : MOTORHOME
10-acrossIt’s a bit spicy around plate : BALTI
11-acrossFail to deliver green recycling by European Union retrospectively : RENEGUE
12-acrossMake food : PRODUCE
13-acrossThese might be smuggled in 500 carpets : DRUGS
14-acrossProperty of trees in meadows: healthy inside with sun : LEAFINESS
16-acrossSodium converted into alumin­ium is helping right away with public ownership : NATIONALISATION
19-acrossTeaching English and Latin could flop after lecturers are expelled : EDUCATION
21-acrossTweets provide exciting ex­changes, perhaps shocking leaders : PEEPS
22-acrossThey’re forever blown at West Ham playing Blues to win two billion : BUBBLES
23-acrossIt could be expedient if most of 21 down steal one time : POLITIC
24-acrossMinimum piece, simple as that : LEAST
25-acrossOn cracker, cuckoo bird : CORNCRAKE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Rascal’s discourteous then nice, not one to show lack of caution : IMPRUDENCE
2-down – Earl not about to sit on spades, say, in posh clothes : ETONSUIT
3-down – Old king gets food from bakery : GREGGS
4-down – Extra code missing … : MORE
5-down – Race to arrest corrupt MEP at first on trial : TEMPTATION
6-down – I’m on a break, following bad upset stomachs : ABDOMINA
7-down – Cryptic clues? Answer is found in part of sentence : CLAUSE
8-down – Independent’s right to plug Guardian’s listening device : WIRE
14-down – Page in group that can hide in bushes? : LEAFINSECT
15-down – Flounder from beach with con­tents of bucket close to water : SANDSUCKER
17-down – Where to find dinner without any effort : ONAPLATE
18-down – Angriest exchange when argon was called this? : INERTGAS
20-down – Cryptically, golf is cheerful : UPBEAT
21-down – Force required to cut up diamonds : POLICE
22-down – Inventor is extremely logical : BELL
23-down – Left harbour bearing drink : PORT

This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.

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