The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28671 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28671 clues and answers were published on Thu 03 Feb 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28671 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossPlayful old chef using lime tips in beer : JOCULAR
5-acrossJump into suit and dive : FLEAPIT
9-acrossWalk out in opposition to arrest : RUNIN
10-acrossRepair to new roof is a bargain : TWOFORONE
11-acrossFeeling exhausted and isolated : OUTOFTOUCH
12-acrossMake 25% by getting one over it : FOUR
14-acrossCustomised leather rafts sail over the edge, if they’re right : FLATEARTHERS
18-acrossIt is answered with relief : CALLOFNATURE
21-acrossDemand silence on party money : DOSH
22-acrossIdeal power structure embraces force : PERFECTION
25-acrossMutated rural mice become erratic : MERCURIAL
26-acrossEuropeans make eyepiece with high finish : IRISH
27-acrossFall for rotter in action : CASCADE
28-acrossBeing drug-free, one avoids exploitation : NONUSER

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Clash finished? Not quite and few may understand it : JARGON
2-down – Old king is engaging with an insider : CANUTE
3-down – Poet expressing pain after desire waned : LONGFELLOW
4-down – Relationship formed by medium putting time in for daughter : RATIO
5-down – Watch Flora dancing without a sequence of steps to follow : FLOWCHART
6-down – School sited between Derby and Oxford, initially : ETON
7-down – One pushing for union member­ship expected to bend the knee : PROPOSER
8-down – Golden-hearted believer may provide some ideas : THEORIST
13-down – Temptation to clean out account with purchase : ATTRACTION
15-down – Submission issuer occasionally supports to soften things up : TENDERISE
16-down – Unexpectedly, I came across rogue professor : ACADEMIC
17-down – A ramble up around Stein Head provides variety : ALLSORTS
19-down – Bond’s capture of copper puts things straight : TIDIES
20-down – Herculean chore involves stop at sea : ANCHOR
23-down – Criminal attacked one left out : FELON
24-down – Restaurant has a certain atmosphere : AURA

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

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