The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28970 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28970 clues and answers were published on Wed 18 Jan 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28970 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossOne driven mad by Regan and ilk? : KINGLEAR
6-acrossWeak ideology limiting party intelligence : WISDOM
9-acrossPrepared location for some nails? : ONHAND
10-acrossMale brought in to make a meal : CREAMTEA
11-acrossFigure in uncovered sunken ship will be adjacent to seaweed : RECTANGLE
13-acrossRosy stuff? Half of that’s black stuff : ATTAR
15-acrossPosition that’ll block official aid : RELIEF
17-acrossPossible result of punch striking secretly helpful creature? : KOBOLD
18-acrossMostly criticised student: letting oneself down? : RAPPEL
19-acrossChildren pursuing small mam­mals? Insufferably twee : KITSCH
21-acrossForce that is keeping military police liberal : IMPEL
22-acrossThrash metal’s aim, creating tunes : MELISMATA
25-acrossUltimate source of utility in prize clock component : PENDULUM
26-acrossI’m interrupting musician that’s rejected dense material : OSMIUM
28-acrossHidden observer coming round about in pursuit of ordinary bird : OSPREY
29-acrossTense chap residing in large land mass — or small land mass : TASMANIA

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Drinking hole popular with additional number : INN
3-down – Vast expansion of G & T — one tucks in : GIANT
4-down – Close and hot on the way out? : ENDANGERED
5-down – Substantial latitude given about source of computer memory : RECALL
6-down – Source of reconstruction in London, say : WREN
7-down – Rich politician turned out in America, swinging both ways : SUMPTUOUS
8-down – Straightforward writer in thousand, possibly : OPENANDSHUT
12-down – What you’d associate with Beethoven, true master possibly around piano : EARTRUMPETS
14-down – Historic coins, encompassing old legal tender? : SOLICITOUS
16-down – One may get something from television that they couldn’t get from radio : LIPREADER
20-down – Satisfied after cure’s put paid to a nutcase : HELMET
23-down – Harm dodged by one sailor that’s turned up a snake : MAMBA
24-down – Old horse-drawn vehicle carrying a whip : FLAY
27-down – Not quite a group study centre : UNI

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

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