The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28764 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28764 clues and answers were published on Mon 23 May 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28764 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossEccentric, but excellent, casserole : CRACKPOT
6-acrossIntimate request followed by Hardy, quick : KISSME
9-acrossIn the film I made, nothing short-sighted : MYOPIC
10-acrossPeevishly irritable, but Clark not heartless : PETULANT
11-acrossDiagnose the problem and criticise : FINDFAULT
13-acrossCoil up some rampant wisteria : TWIST
15-acrossAnti-PC rioting that is irresistible to Tom : CATNIP
17-acrossDrink at home to end of bottle, face up on the floor : SUPINE
18-acrossGenuinely concerned with colleague : REALLY
19-acrossWork on correspondence after the theatre : POSTOP
21-acrossPlanet Earth’s last wetland : MARSH
22-acrossCarry on as salesman, coming back hard : PERSEVERE
25-acrossAddictive substance reviewed in notice : NICOTINE
26-acrossFat Pole carrying cask : ROTUND
28-acrossI am interrupting fussily obstinate creature : ANIMAL
29-acrossLonely, fail to go back into romantic meeting : DESOLATE

All Down Clues and Answers:


2-down – Little light fish : RAY
3-down – Managed wearing a vestment : COPED
4-down – In a pickle, choose a flower for hearing : PICCALILLI
5-down – Drink all round the place and fall over : TOPPLE
6-down – Bird that flies without wings : KITE
7-down – Very much depressed, man’s time in game : SOLOWHIST
8-down – Wise Men peer for moving ship : MINESWEEPER
12-down – Manifestation in pink : INCARNATION
14-down – Feeling poorly, having finished the last anagram? : OUTOFSORTS
16-down – Change exercises after missing one class : TRANSFORM
20-down – Rely on expending energy in part of pool : DEPEND
23-down – Take lead off vizsla wagging tail — essential : VITAL
24-down – Tablet initially prescribed wrongly : PILL
27-down – Parasite found in genitals : NIT

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

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