This crossword No. 28774 clues and answers were published on Fri 03 Jun 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28774 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – State capital initially provided with one cold large pond : PACIFIC
8-across – It seems odd, releasing end of rope from show bull : PARADOX
9-across – Jester receiving king’s summons? : WRIT
10-across – Low and trimmed-down portable night vision aid : MOONLIGHT
12-across – Modern communication needs a new start? Humbug! : SWEET
13-across – ‘Brethren, Odysseus has a sad air’ : THRENODY
15-across – Ridicules anchoring devices : GUYS
16-across – Secretive, a bit like a 20th-century avant-garde composer? : CAGEY
17-across – Parcel lost at the centre unit : CELL
18-across – In short, leader’s intervention in niche activity is the issue : CHILDREN
20-across – In which ‘essence’ is an intellectual pursuit : CHESS
21-across – A seventh part of labour production in month — increased by permit : SEPTUPLET
22-across – Leave out gender-specific term : MISS
24-across – Female introduces Hardy’s ‘foolish things’ : FOLLIES
25-across – Daily instruction tedious, yet starts producing good work : CHARITY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Shock when rocker perhaps goes topless : HAIR
2-down – It’s working in shift that causes grief : DISTRESS
3-down – Lot of winter sports equipment : KISMET
4-down – Peer right inside large foreign hollowed-out entity : EARLGREY
5-down – Uttered expression of regret over dead so-called city once : SAIGON
6-down – Snake on top of tea packet? : BOAT
11-down – As a stop sign can go a lot out of shape : OCTAGONAL
12-down – Direction to shut off when temperature’s dropped : SOUTH
14-down – Party’s full of large Liberal dummies! : DOLLS
16-down – Girl holds handle, which goes around : CAROUSEL
17-down – Cheesy place in which best rye is drunk? : CREAMERY
19-down – Clothing features: elastic loop tops in legs : LAPELS
20-down – Memorable piece of fielding at end of play : CATCHY
21-down – Performance of Silence that’s painful : SHOW
23-down – It’s affected by Earth’s position : SITE
This crossword has in total 30 where 15 are across and 15 are down.