The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28486 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28486 clues and answers were published on Thu 01 Jul 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28486 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossIn class this boy when ordered sat, the creep : TEACHERSPET
9-acrossWhat makes page dirty? A sort of bonk-lit : INKBLOT
10-acrossSwedish scientist is retired tennis champion : SIEVERT
11-acrossWickedness accepted by rich man: time to sell up : DISINVEST
12-acrossNo Tolkien character gets backing to sing : CROON
13-acrossA comedy show about to drop pet cat : PUMA
14-acrossSecretive, after spilling cereals without paying attention : CARELESSLY
16-acrossTrick ref and get United flying — on a roll : SUBTERFUGE
19-acrossBuffoons lowering the odds of seeing these? : UFOS
21-acrossInserting end of chisel, make bigger hole in sphere : REALM
22-acrossEvoke birdsong, not one of the top three we hear : CALLFORTH
24-acrossPort and cheese nicked, neither finished : BRISTOL
25-acrossMay baby’s nature appear at first unusual? : TAUREAN
26-acrossUnequally carve up goose, madly merry tucking in : GERRYMANDER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Filthy carpet may eventually appear excellent : TAKESOMEBEATING
2-down – Curfew fully obeyed with no extra charges? : ALLIN
3-down – Greek goddess accepting one of her characters as mistress : HETAERA
4-down – Run over me, stopping short as a favour : ROSETTE
5-down – Child’s hero follows papa as a minister : PREACHER
6-down – Suggesting better clothes shouldn’t be put on, being drunk : THEWORSEFORWEAR
7-down – Dessert’s up: at last spoon out and get a move on : GIDDUP
8-down – Mean to be wasting years? Not altogether : STINGY
15-down – Newton was to emerge to get into motion : GEOMETER
16-down – What operators wear in prison? : SCRUBS
17-down – University department failing to employ Conservative : FACULTY
18-down – Festival — it lifted a Roman province : GALATIA
20-down – Turn cross, receiving hard riddle from one : SPHINX
23-down – Establish there’s nothing in cash : FOUND

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

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