The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28412 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28412 clues and answers were published on Tue 06 Apr 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28412 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFather about heartless perform­ance: ‘It’s supposed to be funny’ : SATIRE
4-acrossMore than one mountain creature in the same place gets very cold : IBICES
9-acrossHe’s declared sane after treatment, in a state of being mentally alert : CLEARHEADEDNESS
10-acrossMore work here, more pleasure here? : UTOPIA
11-acrossLike some roads with bit of confusion — two traffic lights but only one right! : CAMBERED
12-acrossDense group of trees in which little son hides : THICKSET
14-acrossFellow, one left being given time inside, shown to be this? : GUILTY
15-acrossPortraying an image of a type of chemical bond involving carbon : ICONIC
18-acrossTrees we’d chopped in small areas of land : REDWOODS
21-acrossRoman emperor, hiding in enclosure, secured position : FOOTHOLD
22-acrossSpy on street creating trouble : MOLEST
24-acrossBan duke? Squabble about some rehashed stuff : BUBBLEANDSQUEAK
25-acrossIdiots in European port missing an entrance to shipping : TWERPS
26-acrossOgle, needing to grab comp­anion? Well he might! : LECHER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Mess made by quiet group in school : SPLOTCH
2-down – Take a walk, parking vehicle first : TRAMP
3-down – A learner missing from practice picks up again? : REHEARS
5-down – Insect and nothing more, Spooner’s said, in drinking vessel : BEERMUG
6-down – New income set to provide a small amount of money : CENTESIMO
7-down – Half the people looking to catch us have a sneaking feeling : SUSPECT
8-down – Militant Millicent, reportedly one turned on by Americans : FAUCET
13-down – Officer studies information, schematically presented : CONSTABLE
16-down – Queen being grabbed by womaniser in court game : CROQUET
17-down – Draw together as in an intimate photograph : CLOSEUP
18-down – On a bike, one’s headed North, East or West? : RIDING
19-down – Some Eden with love gone, abandoned territory : DEMESNE
20-down – Misery of endless want keeping the old man in : DESPAIR
23-down – Irish water in sunless bog : LOUGH

This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.

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