The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28765 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28765 clues and answers were published on Tue 24 May 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28765 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossStokes is bowling? That’s a blessing! : BENISON
5-acrossDissent shown by American gangster meeting official : REFUSAL
9-acrossSubstance : MEATH
10-acrossMost elegant dog’s seen in court : CLASSIEST
11-acrossFrothy stuff in bird’s hole in the ground : CUCKOOSPIT
12-acrossMad turns creating shock : STUN
14-acrossThey had characters arranged in circles in old offices : DAISYWHEELS
18-acrossLate entertainer, greatest in the cemetery? : MAXBYGRAVES
21-acrossUninspiring game : LAME
22-acrossOne self-boosting drug obtained, something really good : EGOTRIPPER
25-acrossCurrency to recover, most importantly? : CENTRALLY
26-acrossParliament, one about to give a long account : ILIAD
27-acrossBird, one leaving a message? : TWEETER
28-acrossSee shiner among Democrats go dangerously leftward : DOGSTAR

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Show contempt for doctor, conveyed by digital signal : BEMOCK
2-down – Refinement of holy woman going round a church : NUANCE
3-down – Choosy lads spoilt in time at Rugby, say : SCHOOLDAYS
4-down – What sounds like zero marks : NICKS
5-down – New combination of art and levity in screen entertainment : REALITYTV
6-down – Tell all this band is ordinary : FESS
7-down – It’s more damp — being changeable, as it were : SWEATIER
8-down – Musician with superior number appearing in catalogue : LUTENIST
13-down – Little child is involved in a deception — gets punishment : CHASTISING
15-down – The English do is not normal : IRREGULAR
16-down – Absolute straightforwardness putting outsiders off : IMPLICIT
17-down – One’s scrutinised an explosive device in river : EXAMINEE
19-down – Dash employed by various printers : SPRINT
20-down – Ship’s engineers rush up : TRADER
23-down – Endless commotion outside? Inside you once played : TOYED
24-down – Red in revolutionary wrongdoing : TROT

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

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