This crossword No. 28842 clues and answers were published on Mon 22 Aug 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28842 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Leaflet about United Kingdom being more fortunate : FLUKIER
8-across – Element drunk? That man’s round the bend : LITHIUM
9-across – Our man of letters? : PAUL
10-across – Can see him struggling to equip with armoured vehicles : MECHANISE
12-across – Among other things, I learnt design in Italy and Austria : INTER
13-across – Girl saves boy living by the sea : MARITIME
15-across – Story about fish close to ocean : YARN
16-across – Excitement of Euripides’s last epic novel : SPICE
17-across – Rub down with a bit of spit to begin with : SAND
18-across – Stop composer penning endings to round off sonata : HOLDFAST
20-across – Honest fellow managed onset of kleptomania : FRANK
21-across – Candidate’s party has money : CONTENDER
22-across – Might they produce tears or tiers? : ROWS
24-across – Mixture of large men rioting leaving Reading : MELANGE
25-across – Trumpeter releases Mountain Man : HERBERT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 12 across : ALIA
2-down – Male heir holding box back, containing king’s bones : SKELETON
3-down – Delivery of drink around morning : BEAMER
4-down – I greased wheels in conflict : DISAGREE
5-down – Economy too hot results in Financial Times tips : THRIFT
6-down – Ridge directly obscures Norway : DUNE
11-down – Put away 1000 1000 1000 1 times 500 takes energy? : COMMITTED
12-down – Number 10 cover up deceived state : IDAHO
14-down – Head of school wears fur coat in capital : MINSK
16-down – One in fashion pages is very modern : SPACEAGE
17-down – Ringo’s exotic buy? A precious stone : STARRUBY
19-down – Horse able to be Shakespearean character : DUNCAN
20-down – Cast starting tragedy fail to remember something : FORGET
21-down – Gang abandoning base in Cheshire town : CREW
23-down – Woman with gold married a creep : WORM
This crossword has in total 30 where 15 are across and 15 are down.