The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28276 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28276 clues and answers were published on Wed 28 Oct 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28276 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossOrdered the two cars -— actor needs to get into one : CHARACTER
10-acrossRun after one foreign friend or another : AMIGO
11-acrossBenefits from fermented drinks : SAKES
12-acrossKiller fish, nasty type : GARROTTER
13-acrossSo-called dramatist’s unusual breadth : THEBARD
14-acrossSection of regiment old officer reprimanded : TOLDOFF
17-acrossLike tragic Shakespearean couple, they’re matched in 26 : BLACK
19-acrossSee 17 : AND
20-acrossSee 17 : WHITE
21-acrossWrongly recasts one in role of Desdemona, say : ACTRESS
22-acrossFamous actor, one found in more demanding title role? : OLIVIER
24-acrossRecord our scene, omitting everything within formal speech : DISCOURSE
26-acrossPart of which, essentially, that’s like Othello in certain ways : CHESS
28-acrossHe composed short part of speech I had misdirected : VERDI
29-acrossOfficer, in short, not wrong about one sharing authority : COLLEGIAL

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Both couples in cast switched parts of play : ACTS
2-down – Some yarn that is making small piece of cloth : HANKIE
3-down – Strike, subject to restraint, likely to collapse : RAMSHACKLE
4-down – Person that’s good and mature presented in theatre : STAGED
5-down – Pair delivered speech, appropriately shared : PRORATED
6-down – One’s taken over a board game -— Othello he couldn’t stand : IAGO
7-down – Top performers, some Adonis outrivalled, flipped : VIRTUOSI
8-down – Tie up one of the conquerors of 23 : MOOR
13-down – Part of leg the person speaking in a part raised : TIBIA
15-down – Bass wiped with cloth, cooked : LOWPITCHED
16-down – French poet’s always less restrained : FREER
18-down – Creative skill from excited star, I hear : ARTISTRY
19-down – Some in crew translated play? That’s not realistic : ABSTRACT
22-down – Work of 28, or of 13 across, but less hard : OTELLO
23-down – Left initially from part of Africa for part of Europe : IBERIA
24-down – Raised support without very noted portrayer of Desdemona, say : DIVA
25-down – Miss Shakespearean title role -— endlessly upset : OMIT
27-down – Second type of material used in fateful 2 : SILK

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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