The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28143 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28143 clues and answers were published on Tue 26 May 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28143 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossPosture shown by beautifully elevated heads in a square formation : ARABESQUE
6-acrossCarmine’s watery body? : LAKE
8-acrossPotential health risks of tailless camel eating earth : BACTERIA
9-acrossSmallholders, historically old, residing in the country : YEOMEN
10-acrossOfficer’s sound heart : KERNEL
11-acrossRun over on joining head of funeral cortege : REHEARSE
12-acrossPod formed by like-minded artists? : SCHOOL
15-acrossVulnerable type of male sadly getting nothing : LAMEDUCK
16-acrossBook, or a bishop, or a Pacific island : BORABORA
19-acrossOne’s out of time, wearing most unlikely current fashion : LATEST
21-acrossRips off in authentic vengeful act : REPRISAL
22-acrossTester needs one to probe ape : CANOPY
24-acrossVery large area of fair dismantled by state : AFRICA
25-acrossGutless gents put out with ladies’ controlled descent : GLISSADE
26-acrossStately creature, top of stairs, looking sickly : SWAN
27-acrossSeafront is for crew forced to abandon leader : PROMENADE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Saw road agent removing wings : ADAGE
2-down – Vivaldi’s first sonata ending in ‘not moved by love’ : ANTONIO
3-down – Register wedged in between rollers : ENROL
4-down – Scrap arrow : QUARREL
5-down – Male with rough leathery sort of skin suffering from redness : ERYTHEMAL
6-down – Habit of dipping injured toe in fat : LEOTARD
7-down – Hose gets kinked, see, when stored in pans : KNEESOCKS
13-down – Elect to fix fences? How? : CHOSENFEW
14-down – Buck up king with bitter underneath throne : LOOKSHARP
17-down – A rule cited to make an accusation : ARRAIGN
18-down – Pacino goes to stage right, getting round quickly? : ALLEGRO
20-down – Country getting first-class return on its capital : TUNISIA
22-down – It takes cold skin to lecture : CHIDE
23-down – Hull is supported by good English fat : PODGE

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

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