The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28737 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28737 clues and answers were published on Thu 21 Apr 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28737 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSpare the criminal a list of his crimes : RAPSHEET
6-acrossEx-pat changes first name to Charlie for some protection : CONDOM
9-acrossAddict returns with essentially filthy product : RESULT
10-acrossSea creature shows weak balance with oxygen originally depleted : PORPOISE
11-acrossBreak up site calling for abolition of imperial measure : SCRAPYARD
13-acrossDeep line used by this painter : LOWRY
15-acrossDeal with motorway getting flooded by river : TIMBER
17-acrossPolish yearly statement acknowledging a lack of alternative options? : PATINA
18-acrossStop me wandering haphazardly through village : HAMLET
19-acrossEndless slander I attributed to old girls and boys : ALUMNI
21-acrossBrilliant and popular among cast : SHINY
22-acrossDiplomatic tool for long distance communication : MEGAPHONE
25-acrossThey’re mine workers on leave : HANDSOFF
26-acrossTrendy bright female, at heart, is a poser : ENIGMA
28-acrossDirect progress : HEADON
29-acrossStraighten out to take left? The reverse actually : PUTRIGHT

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Point of no return for champion : ACE
3-down – Trained guardians removing grid where it gets quite hot : SAUNA
4-down – Get ground floor flat after application : ENTRYLEVEL
5-down – Troop learns to avoid the regular drinkers : TOPERS
6-down – Rude sentry’s edging away from royal greeting : CURT
7-down – Some log in with permutation of made up expression : NEOLOGISM
8-down – Reformed Serb covered in praise for comment : OBSERVATION
12-down – Just like that, perhaps, net reportedly unravels : CATCHPHRASE
14-down – Congress makes standard complaint about India : PARLIAMENT
16-down – Family bank Spooner dismissed as stupid and silly : MUMANDDAD
20-down – Augment noise of horn by adding occasional flux : BEEFUP
23-down – She sounds out difficult note for singer : HEIDI
24-down – Not working — had to slow consumption in the end : DOWN
27-down – It expresses indifference about margin being raised? : MEH

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

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