The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28689 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28689 clues and answers were published on Thu 24 Feb 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28689 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossClassical maiden tripping over down with unknown speed : WOODNYMPH
6-acrossBroadcast overlooked film : MIST
8-acrossRapid measuring system Zeno introduced, oddly abandoned : METEORIC
9-acrossSpooner’s US agent stuns night-time prowler : REDFOX
10-acrossEatery within media company short of meat : SKINNY
11-acrossExpert wished good riddance? : EXORCIST
12-acrossMember behind review of spots to stay under canvas : ENCAMP
15-acrossLatin graduate admitted to dodgy translation of prayer : HAILMARY
16-acrossGlittering range of surplus trousers : LUSTROUS
19-acrossI’m surprised to receive back payment for strain : MELODY
21-acrossPooh, investing first of his old pennies, made a nicker : WHINNIED
22-acrossRevolutionary role as local ruler : SATRAP
24-acrossFraternise during swimming lessons : MINGLE
25-acrossPlace legal restrictions on container port : BINDOVER
26-acrossKid runs into club : BRAT
27-acrossWrangling with father, husband lost and went berserk : THREWAFIT

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Demolition site where we play gets reported : WRECK
2-down – Stone chucked by a canoeist hit islands in the Pacific : OCEANIA
3-down – Obsessive leading lady departs in state : NERDY
4-down – Anguished king’s US subject accepting award : MACBETH
5-down – Drone blocked by extension on current instrument : HARMONIUM
6-down – Little bit of poetry mother’s penning : MODICUM
7-down – Subsidised do with no press involved : SPONSORED
13-down – Smuttier note increasingly snooty beginner dropped : NAUGHTIER
14-down – Leading setter’s charges immediately reduced : PROMINENT
17-down – Infant clothing at hand after sunset? : TONIGHT
18-down – Team attending pub strip in window : SIDEBAR
20-down – Tenancies cancelled, excuses being made : LETSOFF
22-down – Weight plummeting in pig’s fibrous tissue : SINEW
23-down – Turn away 50% of travellers in distress : AVERT

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

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