The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28561 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28561 clues and answers were published on Mon 27 Sep 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28561 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossFancy Prussia suppressing a republic : CYPRUS
5-acrossBachelor properly in cheerful mode : BRIGHTLY
9-acrossFlu panic disrupted a sporting event : CUPFINAL
10-acrossDesperately hard up in seclusion : PURDAH
11-acrossIn part of church they are on the phone, talking : APSE
12-acrossLittle picture hardly anyone looks at : SMALLPRINT
13-acrossPotato that is providing iron : MASHIE
14-acrossCharring and giving voice, full of energy : SINGEING
16-acrossCouched again, relax with a little toy bear : RESTATED
19-acrossCaribbean food is fairly extensive : WIDISH
21-acrossAs man, I pardon dreadfully histrionic woman : PRIMADONNA
23-acrossA sound from chick, look! : PEEP
24-acrossGrain: grind it, I say : MILLET
25-acrossMinister’s job can be dispiriting : EXORCISM
26-acrossFinally overcome resistance to dress in feathers? : WEARDOWN
27-acrossObject to being made to go again : RESENT

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Excited compiler: you earn invitation for the night : YOURPLACEORMINE
3-down – Give new impetus to whistle-blower concerning silence : REFRESH
4-down – No longer with it perhaps, using broken sentences : SENESCENT
5-down – Dodgy banks covering a large part of Europe : BALKANS
6-down – Urge on a naughty child, another one not following : IMPEL
7-down – Fish eggs exhausted oarsmen said to have enjoyed : HARDROE
8-down – Discover diary not so full? Don’t repeat that mistake : LEARNONESLESSON
15-down – Tony’s project Hercules might not have welcomed? : NEWLABOUR
17-down – Circus artiste that can hold her drink? : TUMBLER
18-down – Filth one suffers in prison : DUNGEON
20-down – Removes old Scots in shows : DEPICTS
22-down – Do out in full, as before : DITTO

This crossword has in total 28 where 16 are across and 12 are down.

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