The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28714 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28714 clues and answers were published on Fri 25 Mar 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28714 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


8-acrossFellow cutting crime is one wanting a good time : HEDONIST
9-acrossLove great ending to series : OMEGA
10-acrossFigure who’s dashing round, pursuing the lady : HERO
11-acrossWelcomes drinking keg, providing dodgy offerings — like the across solutions here? : GREEKGIFTS
12-acrossComplaint of English graduate chasing half-cut Bohemians : ECZEMA
14-acrossNameless, strutting male model : PARADIGM
15-acrossOne’s therefore hugging maiden’s neck : ISTHMUS
17-acrossTragic figure’s return followed by artist : ELECTRA
20-acrossChurch walls in Barcelona perhaps quartz : BASILICA
22-acrossSetter’s receiving benefit, needing a turn in the air : MELODY
23-acrossOpponent of slack stagnation : ANTAGONIST
24-acrossA drive through Paris or Edinburgh in reverse : EROS
25-acrossRunning behind officer showing some guts : COLON
26-acrossComposition in D sharp originally containing nothing unknown : RHAPSODY

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Denials of wrongdoing from French criminals : DEFENCES
2-down – Really gloomy, left by women without company : SOLO
3-down – Through defending American government, Republican is an enabler of Congress : VIAGRA
4-down – Endeavour of a worker to come in sober : ATTEMPT
5-down – Might one crow, when dog gets empty eggshell? : COCKEREL
6-down – High-calorie dip is perhaps seasonal : PERIODICAL
7-down – Untidy guy’s given name : RAGTAG
13-down – Rightly touring north in a way that involves different groups : ETHNICALLY
16-down – Fabulous beasts with one ear in sun, gambolling : UNICORNS
18-down – Crosses houses we’d rebuilt for timber suppliers : REDWOODS
19-down – Terrible avarice is perhaps a staple for the rich? : CAVIARE
21-down – Queen needs jacket in chilly lakeside resort : ANNECY
22-down – Mostly praise corporation over being member-owned : MUTUAL
24-down – Language using few words needs no introduction : ERSE

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

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