The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28009 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28009 clues and answers were published on Fri 20 Dec 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28009 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFifty hosted by wonderful boy, full house on the cards? : GRANDSLAM
6-acrossPirate school : TEACH
9-acrossWaste killer having stolen a ring : GUANO
10-acrossBack of mining engineer nearer to dynamo : GENERATOR
11-acrossWhat might clamp puzzle in China? : TEASERVICE
12-acrossSee 20 : ACHE
14-acrossA king boarding plane that’s less reliable : FLAKIER
15-acrossOrdinal left with less information originally, after amendment : TWELFTH
17-acrossAs was the queen of biblical kingdom — good for an affair : SHEBANG
19-acrossDine out on candy? A potential killer! : CYANIDE
20-acrossNiap? : BACK
22-acrossLetters sent abroad by a politician, way lighter : STREETLAMP
25-acrossFigure going into school after strike taken off : LAMPOONED
26-acrossIs island in rush for cocktail? : PISCO
27-acrossIodine in lead instrument : SITAR
28-acrossSmall tots, primarily on wheels — in these? : STROLLERS

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Some sheep had been procured by Joe? : GIGOT
2-down – Outlaw putting car in reverse to access a part of motorway : ALANADALE
3-down – As a system of counting, doctor aided locum : DUODECIMAL
4-down – See 18 : LEGOVER
5-down – Island prowler, Mo? : MANXCAT
6-down – Covering for wheels, wheels in delivery truck : TYRE
7-down – A topmost chamber starts to describe it, looking up? : ATTIC
8-down – House here’s so dilapidated — is that lucky? : HORSESHOE
13-down – Refrain from cutting half-baked loaves somewhere in Eastern Europe : SEVASTOPOL
14-down – Angle bottle round food : FISHBALLS
16-down – Suspicion initially in patient poking not entirely cooked dish : FRICASSEE
18-down – Produce the toys for building minister up, mate! : GETONES
19-down – Short swirl in cleaner dairy produce : CHEDDAR
21-down – Flasher and streaker, bottom covered in wake? : COMET
23-down – Constant love: our lot devoted to God : PIOUS
24-down – See 26 : SOUR

This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.

Scroll to Top