The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28376 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28376 clues and answers were published on Tue 23 Feb 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28376 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossLate professor’s nephew as knight errant : STEPHEN
5-acrossSee 1 : HAWKING
10-acrossShock as tabloid pinches Telegraph leader : STUN
11-acrossPatsy forced to fast? Finishes off Limoncello, Cointreau, cognac and Scotch : ASOFTTOUCH
12-acrossFeel empty, needing compassion over dump : FLYTIP
13-acrossIrritated seeing rat outside shopping centre : SMARTING
14-acrossNot seeing straight when angry, I’d say : CROSSEYED
16-acrossEmotion not in order for this movement : METOO
17-acrossCriminal humanoid turned fine : CROOK
19-acrossInsect, say, flying over the moon : INECSTASY
23-acrossTintin’s struggling with Haddock’s sixth sense : INSTINCT
24-acrossRue de Pierre Gretzky : REGRET
26-acrossVery well, dish out punishment covered by brief : INFINEFORM
27-acrossSavage flower : LILY
28-acrossIt hurts to wear jewellery in this game : BOWLING
29-acrossNote about covering musicians : PLAYERS

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Honorary Tory leader implicated in kinky ritual : TITULAR
3-down – Point out a winemaker : PINOT
4-down – Illustration no longer sufficient? : EXAMPLE
6-down – Last, but not first, swimmer is off course : ASTRAY
7-down – Kittens to play — getting most tangled : KNOTTIEST
8-down – Impossible bottle party? : NOCANDO
9-down – At first, cinemagoer natters rudely during tear-jerker, causing dismay : CONSTERNATION
15-down – Initially terrified, Warhol is being treated for poor hearing : SHOWTRIAL
18-down – Encounter with Mac could become unromantic : RUNINTO
20-downSweet is almost entirely à la crème pudding : CARAMEL
21-down – Thief working separately without pay : STEALER
22-down – Junior doctor for Bury and Wigan at last : INTERN
25-down – Ditch solving Sudoku — all real silly in the end : GULLY

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

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