The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28293 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28293 clues and answers were published on Tue 17 Nov 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28293 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossYearning to forego last tablet : ASPIRIN
5-acrossCat’s in the bag — start to hunt bear : STOMACH
10-acrossTop-class gunmen conserve energy but waste material : UREA
11-acrossGiving heart to sons at university breeding hogs : REASSURING
12-acrossZurich banker invests European cell contents : GENOME
13-acrossGroom’s job? Running after bride at the start : BRUSHING
14-acrossGet a load of Tories to tour British plant : EYEBRIGHT
16-acrossUnits in temple belt round it perhaps : WAIST
17-acrossAilsa Craig, say, has been rented : ISLET
19-acrossDaniel ran off, stimulated by this? : ADRENALIN
23-acrossStalin’s enforcer concealed routine bugs : BACTERIA
24-acrossA spruce shelters posh courtyard : ATRIUM
26-acrossUnicef works with mint, dis­pensing lots of money : MUNIFICENT
27-acrossMedic with very little cash for drug supplier : DRIP
28-acrossBook season involving censor’s cases : BAGGAGE
29-acrossForeign invader, colonist with current information : ANTIGEN

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Work in theatre bound to include good lines : SURGERY
3-down – It’s matured and gone off? Initially, yes : IMAGO
4-down – PM once rebuffs Democrat from an ME country : ISRAELI
6-down – Time to put out paper : TISSUE
7-down – A human staggered, inhaling foul air, the dope! : MARIHUANA
8-down – Med resort hosts international for Wolves, maybe : CANINES
9-down – Big bottle full of hard fruit containing radical sources of energy : CARBOHYDRATES
15-down – Instinctive activity to do with washing clothes : BREATHING
18-down – Bone up over in opera house : SCAPULA
20-down – A German consumes final sort of protein : ELASTIN
21-down – In university, English Literature’s flipping pointless : INUTILE
22-down – Selection of poetry in Greek requiring effort : TRYING
25-down – Arm reinforcements organising raid to capture island : RADII

This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.

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