The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28126 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28126 clues and answers were published on Wed 06 May 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28126 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSeafood dish of the month followed by canned soup : OCTOPUS
5-acrossLaver, maybe, put dread into top player : SEAWEED
9-acrossSouthern Native American rock formation : SCREE
10-acrossSee 21 : LIBERTIES
11-acrossFalseness breaks your spirit — right to be ousted by society : SPURIOSITY
12-acrossEquivalent of work pressure, love : OPPO
14-acrossBattle of Palermo: they lost : THERMOPYLAE
18-acrossDistillation of Attica’s list of facts : STATISTICAL
21-acrossConsider, say, sailors’ spells of leave ashore to be overfamiliar : TAKE
22-acrossBeing short of one million on card game : IMPATIENCE
25-acrossTreated like an old convict from East China, end badly : ENCHAINED
26-acrossProtected by a climber, one was in contention : IVIED
27-acrossVolatile market brought about end of the neighbourhood watch member : MEERKAT
28-acrossEuropean city church centre : ESSENCE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Initially one shilling to enter Elizabeth I’s haunt? : OBSESS
2-down – Seaman’s sources of unusually strong bones : TARSUS
3-down – Sort of paretic aid related to minor medical care : PAEDIATRIC
4-down – Small beers, gas and pitch : SALES
5-down – Like a very small bit of mosaic, but cast : SUBATOMIC
6-down – Twisted, breezy wife supplants one : AWRY
7-down – Indicator of who’ll get in league after mad exploit : EXITPOLL
8-down – Find Pluto cold no more : DISCOVER
13-down – Shed is hosting family game : SPILLIKINS
15-down – Bar providing energy : ESTAMINET
16-down – Breathes with different rhythm ultimately — indication of temperature : ISOTHERM
17-down – ‘Stern Bill’ — the bloke’s a real pain : BACKACHE
19-down – Standard element of McLaren’s ignition : ENSIGN
20-down – Sound cycle: ‘Hawk’ : PEDDLE
23-down – Go off seat that’s lost its top : ADDLE
24-down – See 4 : TALK

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

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