The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28819 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28819 clues and answers were published on Tue 26 Jul 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28819 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossSign programme’s finishing early : THEARCHER
6-acrossLook, fellows, current’s coming in! : MIEN
8-acrossGet on well with one posh bloke after bonk : HITITOFF
9-acrossA lot of cleaning staff to keep home going for actor : DUSTIN
10-acrossWill one want people getting on with the job? : AGEIST
11-acrossEnforcer-in-chief’s right — extremist spilling his guts : MARTINET
12-acrossIt could be an Oxford way of speaking : BROGUE
15-acrossCan mean trouble, as Billy the Kid was : NICKNAME
16-acrossSmall vessels in which one crosses over river : AMPOULES
19-acrossMate, I nearly forgot to back more than one English runner : SPOUSE
21-acrossWith flattery, talk round Eastern European living in desperation : INVEIGLE
22-acrossPlays with old money children dropped : DRAMAS
24-acrossBird told me to go halves, taking back note : TOMTIT
25-acrossThat’s frightening about fan’s collapse : KEELOVER
26-acrossAlmost a disaster — point to what should prevent a shock : NEAR
27-acrossOK member of the bourgeoisie receives black mark : NOPROBLEM

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – See 26 : THING
2-down – Leaving? Rousing cheer initially let out : EXITING
3-down – No money for accommodation on square? Spend the night here : ROOST
4-down – See 9 : HOFFMAN
5-down – Cardinal’s displeasure at court summons originally is diverting : REDIRECTS
6-down – Undertaking counterpart of 8, might one say, that’s timeless? : MISSION
7-down – Skin deep wound — one kept getting careless taking E’s : EPIDERMIS
13-down – No reason to be worried about end of term feature : ROMANNOSE
14-down – Tell blonde nurses to come around : ENLIGHTEN
17-down – Row about home getting low rating : ONESTAR
18-down – Climax during drink! What did you say? : SPEAKUP
20-down – Having sustained success, Ronaldo left for Germany, surprisingly : ONAROLL
22-down – Diamonds I repeatedly show a Spaniard : DIEGO
23-down – Before leaving north, live where the best players are : ATEAM

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

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