The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28833 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28833 clues and answers were published on Thu 11 Aug 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28833 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


1-acrossExercise you must do to get higher with lift : PRESSUP
5-acrossComposer in debt took on too much : OVERDID
9-acrossAntelopes put back in container, when picked up : REEBOKS
10-acrossDeclare old partner’s demand for alimony : EXCLAIM
11-acrossTry twice to swallow vitamin for painful condition : HEARTBURN
12-acrossComplete fool when forgetting name : UTTER
13-acrossChaucer’s first poems, which need deciphering : CODES
15-acrossMaster in a hurry becoming new resident of hospital : INPATIENT
17-acrossFinancier on cocaine makes a chilly impression : SNOWANGEL
19-acrossTeacher turning to take on very loud musical pieces : RIFFS
22-acrossOrdered apprentice inside to make a sword : BLADE
23-acrossPut a leper through treatment that’s going on for ever : PERPETUAL
25-acrossAwkward suitor bearing ring is causing trouble : RIOTOUS
26-acrossQuiet by perimeter — until one shows up! : SHOUTER
27-acrossConfederate arresting work unit causes a reaction : ALLERGY
28-acrossContract makes cheat switch son for daughter : DWINDLE

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Chirpy redhead devastated by such a victory, perhaps : PYRRHIC
2-down – Stone delivered from them by cockney messenger : EMERALD
3-down – Informer provides material for insider trading : SNOUT
4-down – Not quite top drawer coder is showing off : POSTURING
5-down – OECD chief explodes at national leaders as this rises? : OCEAN
6-down – Meet with French chap upset about matter he ingested : ENCOUNTER
7-down – One forced to join up — that sounds chilling : DRAFTEE
8-down – Black mark put me into same boring old spin : DEMERIT
14-down – Erect foundations to accommodate old actors’ entrance : STAGEDOOR
16-down – Loser paid for breaking into two camps : POLARISED
17-down – Colder than Coventry for those sent into isolation? : SIBERIA
18-down – Where Frankfurter might be found doing well? : ONAROLL
20-down – Turfed out when retaining information that’s productive : FRUITED
21-down – Rangers are part of what leads press to reveal overspending : SPLURGE
23-down – Share rating at upper limit? That’s annoying : PESKY
24-down – Pathogen that turns up regularly in gill pouches : ECOLI

This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.

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