The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28946 – Clues and Answers

This crossword No. 28946 clues and answers were published on Wed 21 Dec 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28946 link.

All Across Clues and Answers:


9-acrossActs like a farrier and drives off noisily : SHOES
10-acrossQuite agreed setter has books as compensation : ATONEMENT
11-acrossDuke not stuffy with fellow member, a milk producer : DAIRYFARM
12-acrossIn Spain, little point in one’s getting hungry : EMPTY
13-acrossA classic car craze? Working at it : BUGATTI
15-acrossSee what’s being said of cheek scan : LIPREAD
17-acrossLunar cycle related to a bone : ULNAR
18-acrossThe Guardian has women going for a female first : EVE
20-acrossSpruce up second half cold treat with one : PICEA
22-acrossSudden financial gain means ruler overcomes misfortune : KILLING
25-acrossBaronet welcomes alternative school soup : BORTSCH
26-acrossPerforming with German in state dance : CONGA
27-acrossCombination of city and sea, not a representation : SYNDICATE
30-acrossNile-dweller’s pupils in formation? : CROCODILE
31-acrossDrive time in upland area : MOTOR

All Down Clues and Answers:


1-down – Exhausted, soaked — do’s off : USED
2-down – Emotional about upping sticks? : MOVINGON
3-down – A cast that’s tree-like : ASHY
4-down – Lives in a row of shops — bliss! : PARADISE
5-down – Form of Roman law, not a western standard : NORMAL
6-down – Safe with a musician? It’s hard to say : PETERPIPER
7-down – Heartless perverse pole dancing individuals : PEOPLE
8-down – Brace of trout initially confiscated by state : STAY
13-down – Bar advanced during mass : BAULK
14-down – One ends period at home by a hill : TERMINATOR
16-down – Hated fancy curtains : DEATH
19-down – Fortified, Brummie turned up and performed aircraft manoeuvre : EMBANKED
21-down – Victim of offhand attempt to abandon centre : CASUALTY
23-down – Famous group member’s news welcomed by Trotsky? : LENNON
24-down – Talk given by drunk, describing Victorian streets after dark? : GASLIT
26-down – Informal address given by pioneer of bacteriology to an audience : COCK
28-down – ‘Foot’ is how Biden introduces himself, initially? : IAMB
29-down – Grey, perhaps, almost before one’s time : EARL

This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.

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