The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28472 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28472 clues and answers were published on Tue 15 Jun 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28472 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossEvents with food, involving skill : PARTIES
5-acrossChannel 50: see Doctor Who outside : HOLLOW
9-acrossAround freezing, I talk nonsense to snowball? : COCKTAIL
10-acrossIsland the French shed tears over : LESBOS
12-acrossPlay a trick on, as a chauffeur might do : TAKEFORARIDE
15-acrossHalt! Sacred ground where many worship : CATHEDRALS
17-acrossTurkish commander’s in range : AGA
19-acrossRelative travels around globe : ORB
20-acrossTaught in primary school to recall short father on the box : INSTRUCTED
22-acrossReaders of stories? : LIEDETECTORS
26-acrossOld ship builder bites tip of tongue, having sworn : ONOATH
27-acrossSolve cryptic by working with Guardian’s first serenade : LOVESONG
28-acrossPut half your money to begin with on red, returning to make a killing : MURDER
29-acrossMakes certain to blame son if cocaine goes missing : ENSURES

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Forwards? King’s better going backwards : PACK
2-down – Marciano to lose his footing and sway from side to side : ROCK
3-down – Computer system at home man­aged to be overloaded with tweets, oddly : INTRANET
4-down – Half of nuclear power plant includes electron capture : SEIZE
6-down – Conclusions of ball games being played : OMEGAS
7-down – Oils : LUBRICANTS
8-down – Temperature was rising for antelopes in desolate areas : WASTELANDS
11-down – WC Grace finally caught by child — outstanding 150! : TOILET
13-down – Pod fell over, perhaps set here? : SCHOOLROOM
14-down – Fit into Dot’s building, otherwise it can stop the horses bolting : STABLEDOOR
16-down – Tolkien’s half-elven lord cycles in verse : RONDEL
18-down – Groups of 4 or 2 pints best drunk without bottle-opener : QUARTETS
21-down – One being advised when workers gain support : MENTEE
23-down – Somewhat controversial treasure : TROVE
24-down – 4 in favour of stealing uranium : FOUR
25-down – For a long time, salaries drop 20% : AGES

This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.

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