The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28791 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28791 clues and answers were published on Thu 23 Jun 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28791 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossAlas, sad Sid, missing Violet, is full of lust : SALACIOUS
6-acrossGrunge performed by elderly lead with a wheeze : GOOD
8-acrossSupportive of political paper? Keep going : PROTRACT
9-acrossEdit makes cardinal turn? : REDACT
10-acrossArgentina’s signature housing grant : ASSIGN
11-acrossVisual aid gets royal person : PINCENEZ
12-acrossBrave cooks wrapping date exotically, perhaps : ADVERB
15-acrossToo often mistaken for an unimportant event : FOOTNOTE
16-acrossLook associated with cunning jumbo? : AIRCRAFT
19-acrossSubstantial magazine piece: ‘Put on weight’ : SPREAD
21-acrossDish busy playing with ball : SYLLABUB
22-acrossRegret shoehorning outdated record into lease : REPENT
24-acrossPowered vehicle of stone bound to lose its rear : JETSKI
25-acrossPoet has no right to internalise American apprehension : SUSPENSE
26-acrossSee 6 : IDEA
27-acrossSediment found by the Mexican common weed : GROUNDSEL

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – They’re bound to work out ref’s needing specs ultimately : SERFS
2-down – Tactile, round sort of window : LATTICE
3-down – Neckwear item, possibly one piercing a nearby feature : CHAIN
4-down – Above performing with bra on show? Not quite : ONTOPOF
5-down – Hard nut, so sure to get a beating : STRENUOUS
6-down – Fish from dugout gone off : GUDGEON
7-down – Pit workers abandoned short race? : ORCHESTRA
13-down – Milk producers switched two entries in record — the woman’s deceived at first : DAIRYHERD
14-down – Bird book, hardly concise : BRAMBLING
17-down – State protects forged steel instrument : CELESTA
18-down – Label attached to a southern county: ‘It’s saucy!’ : TABASCO
20-down – To keep down right, ruler has to oust Marxist leader : REPRESS
22-down – Spades used in check for tree product : RESIN
23-down – Nosy Catalan’s casually abandoning pet : NASAL

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

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