The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28565 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28565 clues and answers were published on Fri 01 Oct 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28565 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossGood knight with lot lost, hit on the field : GLANCE
4-acrossMan of class, maybe English, with old money and gold : EDUCATOR
9-acrossPerformers walk in the auditorium : TROUPE
10-acrossService just the same, no good : EVENSONG
11-acrossBohemian learner joining a foreign religious house on holy island : UNCONVENTIONAL
13-acrossUnhappy fellow ‘gutted’, we hear? Support found in church : MISERICORD
14-acrossTrench in meadow ending with silt : LEAT
16-acrossOnly off when mad dogs go out? : NOON
18-acrossGrander lie broadcast by chief villain : RINGLEADER
21-acrossOne left in workplace after final day is all right : SATISFACTORILY
23-acrossVehement cheat — PM, I fancy : EMPHATIC
24-acrossDowntrodden worker keeping a promise : PAROLE
25-acrossLie dying, sadly giving up : YIELDING
26-acrossHarry is safe — son’s in hiding : PESTER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Not all bowling at Edgbaston will get a wicket? : GATE
2-down – First of all, horses must be given numbers : AMOUNTS
3-down – Conservative meeting leading bosses — are there skeletons hiding here? : CUPBOARD
5-down – The driving idea originally conjured up for supposed royal prerogative : DIVINERIGHT
6-down – Open Voltaire’s work — don’t close it : CANDID
7-down – Pound troy — half-forgotten weight : TROUNCE
8-down – Soldier keeps to rules I lay down : REGULATOR
12-down – Most in French resort upset during holiday? One should minimise health risk : VACCINATION
13-down – Skill needing to keep working in male community : MONASTERY
15-down – Cut back on iron? : DECREASE
17-down – Top clue cunningly constructed? This one is word-wise! : OCTUPLE
19-down – Party with yob carrying drug to distribute : DOLEOUT
20-down – One with fifty occupying beach, say, in Ibiza? : ISLAND
22-down – What’s loud has listener showing anxiety : FEAR

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

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