The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28107 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28107 clues and answers were published on Tue 14 Apr 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28107 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossAdult, one man’s transformed state : TAMILNADU
6-acrossMousy girl college rejected : TIMID
9-acrossWhat Hamlet was reading: more than one worthless poet? : WORDSWORDSWORDS
10-acrossHutton’s eyepiece? : LENS
11-acrossPut off favouring villain : PROROGUE
14-acrossAn actor warning cast finally, when he twigs : AHAMOMENT
15-acrossEndlessly rubbishing what Horace wrote : LATIN
16-acrossContemplated minute and second hand : MUSED
18-acrossHard-working lower classes ordered to waste time : DEDICATED
20-acrossSwear a second time to tour old resort : RECOURSE
21-acrossLike a tie, or like some underwear? : LACY
25-acrossTurn at snooker with rest, to interrupt Tennyson’s work : BREAKBREAKBREAK
26-acrossAbrasive gallery remembers revolutionary exhibits : EMERY
27-across[Awkward situation in drunk tank?] : TIGHTSPOT

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – No one successfully throws this in drier : TOWEL
2-down – Girl married at island golf club : MIRANDA
3-down – Strike and pound on wood : LASH
4-down – Soon chapter abandons one of its members : ANON
5-down – Died: duty nurse being replaced by junior : UNDERSTUDY
6-down – Where Anne Boleyn died, now modern flats : TOWERBLOCK
7-down – Husband hopefully has power, owning two castles : MRRIGHT
8-down – Made out record brought in money, without advance : DISCERNED
12-down – Sudden withdrawal of post-Christmas sandwich? : COLDTURKEY
13-down – Joke brings judge appalling disrepute : JEUDESPRIT
14-down – Blamed IRA for explosion? Excellent : ADMIRABLE
17-down – Fish very important in church : SOCKEYE
19-down – Business is booming, so get something more expensive : TRADEUP
22-down – Siberian beast of burden extremely unfit : YAKUT
23-down – Make leather with good smell : TANG
24-down – Help with second letter, having misplaced the first : ABET

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

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