The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28983 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28983 clues and answers were published on Thu 02 Feb 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28983 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossLeading members in favour of rest, we’re told : FOREPAWS
5-acrossPut on stone in one’s declining years : STAGED
9-acrossOccupants of flat in a tenement of classical style : LATINATE
10-acrossTory squeezing social worker creates political division : CANTON
12-acrossScotsman’s following motor route to reach mountains : CARPATHIANS
15-acrossCollect Charlie carrying Matilda’s case : AMASS
17-acrossTale from a bishop in local : NARRATIVE
18-acrossPhilistine needs hours in gaol to fight a criminal : GOLIATHOF
19-acrossOpposing sides hosting Arsenal initially pass very slowly : LARGO
20-acrossSinger from Cape enthralled by Beatle’s playing : PAULROBESON
24-acrossBound and beaten : LASHED
25-acrossSupervises the issue recently produced : BABYSITS
26-acrossLines written in blank diary inclined to drop off : DROWSY
27-acrossCommercial book awards : ADJUDGES

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Remedy for depleted battery with no reduction in price : FULLCHARGE
2-down – The Spanish raillery about game to be taken back? Precisely : RETURNABLE
3-down – Father bears also threatened beast : PANDA
4-down – Enchanting time with my family’s interrupted by Dynasty : WITCHINGHOUR
6-down – Naval star running historic part of southern Africa : TRANSVAAL
7-down – See 18 : GATH
8-down – Puts on robes for academics : DONS
11-down – Boris’s wife, we hear, presuming to move to next position : CARRYFORWARD
13-down – Clothing worn by mounted soldier going astray : DIGRESSING
14-down – Spots onset of growth during complex recession : RECOGNISES
16-down – Cunning, a desirable quality in pictures but not music : SHARPNESS
21-down – Solver pursuing Boatman up marshy creek : BAYOU
22-down – Tramp pocketing pound, in case : PLOD
23-down – Media’s topical content is concerning : ASTO

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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