The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28511 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28511 clues and answers were published on Fri 30 Jul 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28511 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossTax guide for one involved in aeronautics research : TESTPILOT
6-acrossPlot to snaffle small change, so unlike Long John Silver : BIPED
9-acrossBegin making a move forward to get upgrade : RAISE
10-acrossAwareness of life, for example, when one is inside : SENTIENCE
11-acrossHotel boss going crazy to find mass supplier : HIGGSBOSON
12-acrossStaple item on the early bird menu? : WORM
14-acrossVery little in Catholic teaching initially was read during troubles : RIOTACT
15-acrossOne brought in to launch vessel into river : DRAFTEE
17-acrossStrip where waste left rotting : PEELOFF
19-acrossStandards of those who stop things happening : BANNERS
20-acrossFor a short distance, they precede Jodi’s characters : INCH
22-acrossDon’t hold it, because it won’t happen : YOURBREATH
25-acrossFemale makes part of her nest in elms : ERNESTINE
26-acrossCreep sending daughter back just now : TODAY
27-acrossDivided heads of state patently lacking in trust : SPLIT
28-acrossFreeloaders switching how clothes are stored : HANGERSON

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Nasty creature appears in this half-light : TORCH
2-down – Republican abandons unusually strong view — a potential election winner : SWINGVOTE
3-down – Paper supplier appears as crowd stop working : PRESSBARON
4-down – Miss an opportunity to make couture restorative : LOSEOUT
5-down – Informed about English National Front showing large increase : TENFOLD
6-down – Produce from central Umbria and Oviedo : BRIE
7-down – Socialist has fix on how fight can be ended : PINKO
8-down – Lacking hope, Hamlet abandons boundaries when wearing frock : DREAMLESS
13-down – Cleaners, underworked, having coffee outside : LAUNDRETTE
14-down – They make good stuff that keeps theatre ventilated : REPAIRERS
16-down – In disarray, hunts made opposing camps : THEMANDUS
18-down – Simple angle concealing facilities getting erected : FOOLISH
19-down – Encourage support for British boom : BURGEON
21-down – Watercourse constructed initially from the bottom : CANAL
23-down – Composer broadcast towering study : HAYDN
24-down – Posh set contains odd characters seeking attention : PSST

This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.

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