The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28396 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28396 clues and answers were published on Thu 18 Mar 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28396 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossStudents read this current old diary in Times : BIOLOGY
5-acrossA short delay in Switzerland leads to complaint : CATARRH
10-acrossMark awards ceremony, taking sides : SCAR
11-acrossCharlie stops negotiating drugs course : MEDICATION
12-acrossFilm posh Young Conservative dancing : PSYCHO
13-acrossAnnual growth margins excluded insulin supplier : PANCREAS
14-acrossVery funny rocks lecturer kept in cupboard : PRICELESS
16-acrossPlump person regularly feasts on turkey, apart from innards : FATTY
17-acrossA lot of sailors secure firm part of mast : ACORN
19-acrossCheck rooms in monastery for controversial sources of therapy : STEMCELLS
23-acrossHero fell among stars : ACHILLES
24-acrossSpot the sack that’s put on board : NOTICE
26-acrossDracula’s health indicator? : BLOODCOUNT
27-acrossBring up Republican auditor behind back : REAR
28-acrossGeorgia came across art in French cells : GAMETES
29-acrossQuestion odd features of ballet during concert : PROBLEM

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Fake coins found in Ireland — one’s coated in enamel : INCISOR
3-down – Joely Richardson’s helping London theatre : LYRIC
4-down – Tropical plant, one with large swelling on root? : GUMBOIL
6-down – Grave, perhaps, that may reveal one’s origins : ACCENT
7-down – A fine caterer arranged support, following operation : AFTERCARE
8-down – Old order to disperse rhino at intervals with sensitivity : RIOTACT
9-down – Relish opening a huge English paper that’s 16 : ADIPOSETISSUE
15-down – Steroid is working after short time in heart : CORTISONE
18-down – A 22 ordered article in the Listener? : COCHLEA
20-down – Keep watch on idiot in Othello, for one : MONITOR
21-down – Briefly want sugar magnate to produce food for young : LACTATE
22-down – Protection in bed? That’s old hat : CLOCHE
25-down – Beat biblical epic, getting shot of the Tablets : THROB

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

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