The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28771 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28771 clues and answers were published on Tue 31 May 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28771 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSecond mate welcoming Republican like Bush : SHRUBBY
5-acrossPlace Franco-German articles in sack : PLUNDER
9-acrossOne’s rehabilitated a defector to Labour? : EXCON
10-acrossStock cut, investing currency from the east : HACKNEYED
11-acrossA rejected work proposition includes nothing for great model : APOTHEOSIS
12-acrossSetter was in the van, needing return fare from here : DELI
14-acrossHow to make techie get conversation going : BREAKTHEICE
18-acrossMurmur about a strange blemish or rash : HARUMSCARUM
21-acrossLike that hotel round Westminster area : SOHO
22-acrossExtra time to follow chaps who do yoga? : SUPPLEMENT
25-acrossMade free carpet kept in cover : LIBERATED
26-acrossKnocked back one’s ginger drink : PEPSI
27-acrossVenomous sort of chatterbox losing face : RATTLER
28-acrossRare element of maturity adult leaves out : YTTRIUM

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Yo-yo with ace spots turned up : SEESAW
2-down – Spoil losing weight, getting evenly round figure : RECKON
3-down – Theban plays fail to make peaceful appeal : BANTHEBOMB
4-down – Somewhat rowdy, a hoodlum? : YAHOO
5-down – Small amount of cash turned up : PICNICKER
6-down – Cricket scores you heard upped for Ashes holders : URNS
7-down – Wilde, say, could be a poet : DAYLEWIS
8-down – River weeds in new ports, perhaps : REDWINES
13-down – Extremely coquettish kind of yellow jumper turned up where one goes at night : CHAMBERPOT
15-down – Rendezvous in French bar : ENCOUNTER
16-down – American who drew game, with both sides full of energy : WHISTLER
17-down – Whizz over finale of Bach, needing one piece for bar : PROHIBIT
19-down – Parnassian location’s key character there : DELPHI
20-down – University in Irish district wanting new hall : ATRIUM
23-down – What you get from sweet food and extremes of gluttony? : PUDGY
24-down – Exam not fine for a learner : ORAL

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

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